Last
night I watched again at home one of my favorite movies “Equilibrium.” It is
not a very popular movie, I think it is not even a blockbuster like most movies
but I like it for its story. It is an
era where society suppresses emotions or feelings because feelings like rage, jealousy
and pride will one way or another lead to murder or war. Also they destroy everything
that makes a man senses or feel like work of art such as painting, literatures,
music, also things like perfume and even animals that only make for pets such
as dogs.
There are times that the medicine that they
use to suppress emotion could be an advantage especially if you really want not
to feel. I mean emotion alone is chaos.
You have to suppress your emotion, such as anger, jealousy, grief and even love. Not everyone knows how to do that so there lays
the dilemma. Some people give in to anger; jealousy and some people give in to
love. Do you agree that too much love is not a good thing? Why do you think parents spoil their child? A
parent does not realize it yet, until they become an accomplice to their child’s
crime. If that child who is now an adult committed a crime, his or her parents
would hide her/him or they could hire the best lawyers in the country. Again as
parents we are in one way or another responsible for our children’s actions
whether we like it or not.
All
the emotions that we are feeling are what makes us what we are and we must not
let it drive us. We must be the master
of our emotion. If your loved one died,
move on, don’t let grief take you. If your partner cheated on you, move on; don’t
let jealousy and anger overcome you. Do you know that most of the murders
committed are crimes of passion?
If
your supervisor scolded you, don’t get angry or quit your job, learn from it.
Quit your job only if it is no longer beneficial to you but never quit because
of your supervisor. Accept the irony that you need them to climb up the ladder
of success and their hurting words are part of the salary. The irony is you get
paid to be treated that way. In the end you could be in her or his position and
you already know what it feels like to be an underdog.
I
know all of this is easier said than done.
That is why there are helpful activities for people who are not strong
enough to control their emotions. There
is anger management for those who could not control their anger. There is prayer to calm your nerves. Yoga is a really great exercise; because It
is calming and help you control your emotion and create a balance in your life. One thing also it is hard to suppress anger
so it is better to let it out in your exercises. One helpful tip is you have to have a
punching bag at home. Punch at it every night before you get to bed and unleash
your anger at it. It is very satisfying especially if you have a mental picture
of the person you are angry at.
One
important thing, I know how it feels like to lose someone you love in death,
How it feels like to cry in grief. Death
is inevitable the only key is acceptance. Even if you have a time machine, you
cannot change the past. Your guilt or
regret could not help you; it could only pull you back to grief. Accept and
move on.
See
the movie it’s great.
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