"How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him."
So many times we make choices. And once in a while we come to the difficult choice. The one where it is a moral dilema, or a choice of different courses, that will lead to very different ends. And very often we say that we are caught between a rock and a hard place. That we don't really know what to do, or what we want. I think that in almost every one of these instances, the deciding factor is nothing more than fear or anger. In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Frodo is stuck with the ultimate decision. And the one to shed wisdom on the situation is Sam, saying, "He isn't hesitating about which way to go. Of course not.... ....But he's afraid. Now it's come to the point, he's just plain terrified." I find that in the end, it isn't always the finding the answer that's the problem, but just making the choice.
That may be part of what this is conveying. That, deep inside, most times people have an answer. They know. But either they don't want to know, or they're fearful of the knowledge, or the can't bring themselves to accept. And especially with anger. Anger clouds fact and wisdom faster than anything else. An angry man fights himself along with the rest of the world. When you are angry you see only one end, only one goal. And with that kind of tunnel vision it's hard to walk without stubbing your toes.

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