The bit about anger being about threat to welfare of how one individual is towards another is interesting…. its a good illustration of how anger is more about a prod to self for negotiation and expression and that a need is not being met and that, ‘that need’, needs communicating. In the book I’m reading, the expression of anger also refers to the protection of welfare and there are times when anger needs to be used for this negotation in a positive way. I think in today’s society the meaning behind why anger arises in the first place has become lost and sometimes people just express it and don’t take time to look at the why and the meaning behind it!

On a world level… be interesting if some of the world leaders could acknowledge their anger prod for what it is rather than reacting…

Denise