Most of the anger I experience or come across from others is borne out of selfishness. The article makes a good point. Controlling anger is usually in our best

Most of the anger I experience or come across from others is borne out of selfishness. The article makes a good point. Controlling anger is usually in our best self interest - thereby being a means of tempering our selfishness for long or short term benefit. It points to something else which is not discussed as much: Self control. The amount of times I've seen grown adults and over 60s acting like petulant children over the most minor inconvenience. I cant help but think that in the span of your life you have not yet learnt to control your emotions. Some comments refer to buddhism. Which to me is a form of self control. Some other comments, point out rightly (imo) that Anger like all emotions serves a purpose and should not simply be ignored. I think the purpose of anger is to highlight (but not validate) the differences between our expectations and reality. In order to assess the balance between our expecations and reality, you need self control, I think. Otherwise you can act out of haste.