Keep Your Cool
佚名 / Anonymous
Everyone would have heard the famous phrase “Anger is one short of Danger” . It is an age-old adage， but it is time tested and still holds true. Things said or done during anger have created havoc with a lot of people and things. The tightly packed bag of mental frustration erupts into a volcano of anger.
But basically let’s try to analyze why one gets angry？ When one is not satisfied with the way things have gone， when someone has been taken in for a ride， when one blames life for treating him very badly， and many such trivial things are the various reasons. All the frustrations get collected on one part of our mind and when we can bear it no longer， our feelings are vented in the form of a volcano of emotional tantrums. Anger is one of the major hindrances in self-development， because it narrows our outlook. The mind looses its sense of logic and fairness， when it is accelerated by the arrogant mood of anger.
Anger is never good and it increases anxiety levels of the individual. When one is angry， the heart pumps a lot more blood than the normal capacity and hence it leads to high blood pressure. This may also cause a heart attack. So always be like the hard working duck， which is calm and composed by its expressions， but paddling like hell at the bottom (to keep itself moving). For human beings this means that， we have to keep moving in life by hard work. Never let disappointment and frustrations rule you. You make your own future and destiny， by following the right attitude.
After all， it’s all in a state of mind. Everyone has two options. One is anger and the other is maintaining your composure through patience. I chose the latter one. What have you chosen？
几乎每个人都听过这句有名的谚语：愤怒距危险仅一步之遥。这是一句古老的格言，它经受住了时间的考验，是正确的论断。愤怒时的言行会对许多人和事造成伤害。那种压抑在心头的怒火迟早会如火山般喷发而出。
让我们从基本的角度尝试着予以分析，为什么人会发怒呢？也许是对事情的进展或境况不满意，也许是不愿被带去骑马，或是埋怨生活对他的残忍，等等。这些繁杂的琐事就是引发愤怒的原因。当气馁与失败累积到一定程度，忍无可忍时，我们的感情就会如同火山一样喷发出来。愤怒是自我发展的一大障碍，它会使我们的视野狭隘。当心灵充斥着愤怒和傲慢的情绪时，便没有逻辑性和公正性可言。
愤怒可以达到某种目的，但并不适合所有情况。其原因是，随着年龄的增长，你有责任去调整自己的情绪，抑制挫败感。没有人有那种远见和能力，能判断出扰乱你心绪的因素，或是你被困境烦忧的原因所在。经常发怒的人难成大事，而懂得这个道理的人则容易获得成功。
愤怒有百害而无一利，且会增添个人的忧虑。一个人愤怒时，心脏泵出的血比平常要多，且容易导致高血压，还可能导致心脏病。所以，你要像勤劳不辍的鸭子那样，冷静而沉着，而且还要拼命地划水，好像自己陷于地狱深处。这对人来说，就是要始终努力工作改变生活。永远也不要让失望和沮丧左右你的情绪。你可以用正确的态度，来决定自己的命运和未来。
总之，这一切都由你的心境决定。每个人都面临两个选择：一个是愤怒，另一个是耐心地保持冷静。我选择后者，你呢？
1. Things said or _________during anger have created havoc with a lot of_________and things. The tightly packed_________of mental frustration erupts into a volcano of_________.
2. Anger is one of the_________ hindrances in self-development， because it narrows our outlook. The mind looses its_________of logic and fairness， when it is accelerated by the arrogant_________of anger.
3. After all， it’s all in a _________of mind. Everyone has two options._________is anger and the other is maintaining your composure _________ patience. I chose the latter one. What have you_________？
1. 愤怒距危险仅一步之遥。
2. 所以，你要像勤劳不辍的鸭子那样，冷静而沉着，而且还要拼命地划水，好像自己陷于地狱深处。
3. 总之，这一切都由你的心境决定。
1. When one is angry， the heart pumps a lot more blood than the normal capacity and hence it leads to high blood pressure.
lead to：导致；引起；通向；发生
2. After all， it’s all in a state of mind.
after all：毕竟；终究；终于