Anger
Dear Norns,
It seems to me that the level of anger in the world has skyrocketed in recent years. Even a simple task such as grocery shopping has become a hazard. I hear people shouting profanities at each other in the parking lot, and see people throwing a fit over minutia, such as that their favorite brand of potato chips are not being stocked. And don’t get me started on the much more important matter of social and political levels that affect us all.
Why is this happening and how can we handle it?
Justice Radcliffe,
Cardiff, Wales
Justice as in Justice,
All things are in balance, even when it doesn’t seem so.
Nature is nature. The hooves of a moose cannot be made of paper as he strides his heavy body through the forest. He will leave broken branches and ripped open dirt in his path. But he is sound. He is what he’s supposed to be. When the plates of the Earth moves we cannot stop the earthquake by patting the grass. Trees fall and drag smaller trees with them, but in the fallen, rotting trees a myriad of new life forms can create their homes.
People cannot change by holding back their nature. The important question isn’t why there is more anger. The question is how it is directed.
Tantrums are for children. Calm them down, or let them purge if they do not hurt anyone. Directed anger can be used for greater causes.
Ride this out. Find causes worthy of the earthquakes. Shake your anger loose. Make it count. Hurt no one. Not even yourself.
Live up to your name.
Yggdrasil cares not about your worries and fears. Nor about anger. It is Yggdrasil. It is nature. Your deeds are all that matter. Be patient. Be brave. This too shall pass and turn into something new.
The Norns
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