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What does it mean?
Anger led to violence over a chipped tooth, causing a month of silence.
In plain terms
I hit him when angry and we stopped talking for a month.
What can you take from it?
Uncontrolled anger can ruin relationships.

Where it applies

  • personal disputes
  • emotional control
  • conflict resolution

Putting it to work

  • pause before acting
  • apologize
  • manage anger

Questions to consider

  • How do you control anger?
  • What are the costs of rage?

Another view

Sometimes apologies cannot fix the damage.

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