Name: Oneil McQuick
Date: July 10, 2004
Subject Asked: What causes the most emotional pain – jealousy or anger?
How Done: In class writing, journal.
School: BCC, ENC 1101
Neither, but seeing we have to write on one, I would say anger. At best, anger could be described as being enraged against someone or something for a specific cause. It doesn’t necessarily have to cause emotional pain – but also a release or even enjoyment. For it to cause emotional pain, it depends on what you are angry at. For instance, these things make me angry and causes emotional pain:
The anger stems from the fact of the situation, but what causes the emotional pain is that it seems I can do little about it. For instance, angry at the fact that people choose to give their lives to sin and end up in hell’s torment for eternity, when they could choose salvation and avoid it. Feeling the emotional pain of the situation because an innocent soul will be lost; but also, it would “seems” I can do little to save the 6 billion people that occupy this planet. What further angers me and causes emotional pain is that our societies are becoming more hedonistic and idolatrous. This fosters an atmosphere to further prevent the unsuspecting souls from choosing salvation. It angers me for people are being bullied into a lifestyle of sin, seemingly unknowingly. Bullied by the T.V, Internet, Radio, Cable, DVD/VHS, Fashions and all the fads and media spawned by THE bully himself – satan. Just thinking about it makes me angry. Why can’t humans be left to make a decision to life eternal, rather than being dictated to by societal influences. They were already subject to vanity, give them a break and let them choose life. Something must be done and those with the power should heed to 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”