We explain what anger is, how it manifests itself physically and why it is usually rejected socially. Also, other deadly sins.
What is anger?
An emotion that is expressed through irritability, aggressiveness and even violence, and which is among the most primitive and primordial of the human being.
Its physical manifestation occurs, on the one hand, through facial and body expressions, or the increase in voice tone, changes that resemble the way in which animals react to threats. On the other hand, it causes physiological reactions such as increased blood pressure and heart rate, and the secretion of adrenaline and norepinephrine, as the body prepares to flee or defend itself.
Despite its natural characteristics, or perhaps precisely because of them, anger is frowned upon in modern societies. It is understood as an irrational, immature or uncivilized response to frustration or discomfort. Such a judgment, moreover, obeys the moral tradition of most of the religions, from the Islam until the Hinduism and the Christianity, who understand anger as a negative or even sinful feeling.
In fact, according to Catholic doctrine, anger is part of the capital or mortal sins, the most serious that exist, since they usually lead to commit other later sins, and is traditionally associated with the demon Amon. This includes inordinate anger towards others, capable of leading to homicide, or towards oneself, capable of leading to suicide; furthermore, it contradicts the patience, which is one of the virtues theological.
However, it is common to distinguish between anger and rage, terms associated with excessive aggressiveness or blind and uncontrollable aggression, and on the other hand rage and anger, much more manageable versions of the same.
Other deadly sins
According to tradition Catholic, the capital or mortal sins are seven. In addition to anger, they include:
- The pride, understood as the excess of self-love that leads to person to put himself in the place of God, and therefore to violate his rules and engender other sins. For that reason it is considered the supreme sin of all.
- The envy, understood as the love for others, capable of driving the sinner to theft and violence, or to make him rejoice in the face of the misfortunes of others, contravening the love for neighbor that religion preaches.
- The gluttony, understood as the irrepressible love for food and drink, which leads the individual to drink and / or overeat, beyond what is necessary to support himself. It is the sin contrary to all forms of measure.
- The lust, understood as an irrepressible, insatiable and uncontrollable sexual desire, which does not respect limits and which leads to harm to the individual or to others.
- The avarice, understood as the excessive love for the accumulation, both of properties and things, as well as money. The miser is one who possesses more than he needs and still denies others access to resources, even knowing that they need or deserve them more than he does.
- The laziness, understood as the lack of will and dedication to guarantee their own livelihood, that is, to ensure their own existence and well-being. Those who commit such sin contradict the divine order to take care of themselves, and disrespect the gift of the life that God gave them.