Rick was a young boy that was constantly angry at everything around him. He always fought in school with the other kids. His teachers couldn’t say anything that would pacify the kid. And the parents of his schoolmates were getting concerned.
The boy was earning quite the reputation.
After talking with school officials, Rick’s mom tried everything she can to calm Rick down. She tried different methods until one day she came home with a canvas and paint.
“What’s this?”, Rick asked.
Rick’s mom handed over the painting equipment and said, “Whenever you feel angry, paint whatever it is you’re angry about instead of lashing out.”
Rick wasn’t that happy about it but he gave it a shot anyway. Over the next few weeks, the young boy created several artworks. They mostly depicted disturbing images though. So his mom took all of the paintings and called Rick over so that they could talk about them.
“Tell me, Rick. What are these paintings about?”
“Well, the first painting is about how some of the kids show off their new clothes and gadgets. The next painting is about my teacher who keeps on telling me about how I’m doing things wrong. And the last painting is about how one of my schoolmate’s father suggested that I change my attitude. All of them make me so angry.”
Rick’s mom, in a calm voice, took Rick by her side and told him:
“Don’t you see it, Rick?”
“See what?”
“You’re so angry at all of these things but not once did you try to understand why you’re getting so angry. What have all these people done to you, really?”
Rick thought about it. It slowly dawned on him that all of these people he was angry at didn’t do anything wrong. The kids at school were showing off their good fortune but never teased him about being poor. It wasn’t their fault they were richer than he was.
His teacher might have scolded him but he was, admittedly, being a problem in class because of his attitude. And his schoolmate’s father was only trying to help him correct his mistakes.
Not once did he try talking about what he was feeling with these people. He knew that his mom hit all the nails in the head.
“I see it now, mom. I was letting my bad temper control me instead of the other way around.”
“That’s right, son. You should do a better job of controlling anger before it consumes you. You’re not a little boy anymore. You should know better by now.”
Rick nodded in agreement. His mom went on:
“Next time you get angry, take a deep breath and walk away for a couple of seconds. And when you come back, talk to the person you’re angry at. You might be surprised to find that all they’re trying to do is help you become a better person.
Rick took his mom’s advice and started to watch his actions. It took a while but eventually, Rick became less agitated over the simplest things. He even started to feel happiness when around other children.
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Source : https://inspirationalife.com/2-best-short-stories-about-anger-with-morals/