Anger causes
sins.
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"Anger is a terrible 'middah'
that causes people to sin..." ( A
"middah" is a way that people naturally
behave.) The Ramban is warning us that anger is a
very bad "middah", which causes a
person to do many horrible sins. When a person
gets angry, he loses his power to control his
thoug hts, words, and actions. We see that when a
person gets angry, he does and says foolish
things. He would never have done or said these
things if he were relaxed and calm. In his anger,
he loses himself. Because this behavior is so
disgusting for a person, C hazal say,
"Anyone who gets angry - it is as if he
worshipped idols!
Why is this? When a person loses control of
himself and his good judgment, he is giving
himself over to the "yetzer hara". This
is how the "yetzer hara" works: First,
he tells you to get upset. Tomorrow, he tells you
to get angry. This continues slowly, until he
finally tells you to worship idols ! |
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