The happiness killer

Adarsh Kumar Singh
3 min readDec 13, 2021

Conquer your anger or else it will conquer you.

Everyone gets angry. We get angry to prove ourselves, to dominate, to show that others are wrong and I am right. But we hardly think of the consequences of our sudden outburst on our friends, family, colleagues, relatives, or even strangers. We assume that once we have got control over the situation and dominated the other person, we have won the battle. Instead, in the longer run, when you connect the dots you will realize that you are the one to lose and not the other way around.

I have seen, observed, analyzed, and have finally decided to put my thoughts in the form of this article.

We human beings have been ingrained with a tendency to be never on the losing side. This tendency is shown when you are involved in some sort of argument. None of us wants to give up. That is why, even a small argument or confusion can stretch to hours, just because none of us wants to be silent and accept our mistakes. Unless we get that temporary happiness after defeating the opponent we can’t sit silently.

Anger broke our bond

We were happy and satisfied until this plague of anger took over one of the family members and within minutes everything was gone. Everything disappeared. We were no longer living together. There were no happy faces. And for years to come…

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Adarsh Kumar Singh

Project Analyst with military training and startup experience. Avid reader, content writer, and passionate about leadership and strategic planning.