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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 109

Shallow People are Easily Angered
Anger and tension usually arise from conflicts of interest.
When some individuals of shallow character think that their
material circumstances are endangered, they can become irri-
tated in a moment. Anger can suddenly make a calm, peace-
ful or humorous person unrecognizable; it can make him
hard and heartless. But for this to happen, the individual
must have a weak will and conscience, be unmindful of Allah
and be unable to control his lower self.
These people have countless ways to make their anger felt.
When someone asks them a question, they are silent for a
while before answering. They use innuendo in their conver-
sations; they constantly complain and cause discord. They do
not laugh when it is appropriate; they sulk; they do not join in
conversations; they slam doors and throw things on the floor.
These are only a few of their displays of anger and innuendo,
all coming from shallowness. And none of this has any place
in religious morality, because everything that happens to a
person happens under Allah’s control. Every minute and sec-
ond of our lives is under His sovereignty. For this reason,
there is no situation in which a person should lose himself and
become caught up in anger. When a valuable antique is bro-
ken, a purse is lost, an important document is thrown into the
trash, an accident happens, a false or hurtful word is
uttered—all such things that are a part of life may be consid-
ered adverse. But they are part of the destiny that Allah has
created for everyone. In His infinite wisdom, our Lord has
created these things for the good of His faithful servants.
Think of a person who sprains his ankle, misses an impor-