ADDED ON OCT. 4, 2006
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a person gets angry from two sources. 1. Internal stimulii. Eg. Failure to fulfil one's own ambitions, desires, goals owing to internal inconsistencies and weaknesses and external environmental reasons. 2. External Stimulii - such as somebody hurting ego or personality. Thus anger can be even for genuine reasons which are justifiable or for vanity reasons. Suppressing anger (where it is for genuine reasons) can lead to psychological/psychiatric disorders. In today's society, it is becoming increasingly necessary to suppress anger for business reasons, social reasons and Governmental reasons. Even the ancient society advocated suppression of anger. I feel that wherever possible, we should express our natural anger and not be artificially peaceful.

ORIGINAL POST
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A boy bought in the street a poster containing a daily prayer. It has no printer's name or any indication of any copyright.

The poster has a photo of a child kneeling. The prayer is good. It has a title "DAILY TRIFLE".

"Oh God, help me that

1. I get no ANGRY (Capitals - sic)

2. I stay blissful, calm and happy

3. I get strength to raise mind high above daily
trifles

4. I get energy to surrender myself to thy will
with love

5. I do all actions correctly without thinking of
FRUIT. (Capitals - sic). "

A child or an adolescent or an oldman may, perhaps, accept the prayer "as it is" and adopt it as a daily ritual to recite.

Youth may probably examine some of the sentences for their practicalities. "GET NO ANGRY" is something difficult or less functional. There may be situations where a person may have to be really angry or at least pretend to be angry.

STORY

A cobra bit a sage. The sage instead of dieing laughed at the snake. He caught the snake at its hood and advised him calmly to stop biting people.

The snake took him SERIOUSLY and stopped biting people. People in turn started beating it or scolding it, as it was harmless.
It could not procure its food and started becoming lean.

One day the sage came again on the same path and found the cobra in a weak condition. He could guess the reason for its condition. The sage advised the cobra: "I have asked you not to bite people. Did I ask you not to hiss or freighten people by making sounds?"

The cobra started hissing and regained a part of its lost power. Sometimes even hissing may become excessive and unless the snake bites nobody may bother. Sometimes, it may be better for a weak person not to be angry.

WORKING WITHOUT THINKING OF FRUIT
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Many philosophical texts advocate this nonchalance for the outcome of efforts. Will it be really possible?

It is like expecting businesses to work like philonthropic organisations without aiming at profit. That is the essence of all human activity.

Maximum what we can deduce from the prayer is, if we concentrate more on the fruit, we may forget about watering and nursing the plant.

STORY

An 80 years oldman was planting a mango tree beside a forestpath. Emperor Babr was passing through the place riding on a horse. He was happy with the oldman planting the mango plant and queried:

"Ae! Do you think you will be alive to enjoy the fruits of this mango plant?"

Old man: "If our forefathers thought in the same manner, would he have any mangoes to eat?"

Immensely pleased, the Emperor threw at him a bag of gold.

Old man: "Normally mango plants take years to give fruits. But during the Babr Padusha's rule, they yield fruits the moment they are planted. (Referring to the gold bag).

The Emperor threw at him two gold bags this time.

The old man giggled. "Normally mango plants give one crop in a year. During the Babr Padusha's reign, they give two crops."

Now, Babr found that he did not bring sufficient number of gold bags. He gave his ring to the old man and asked him to come to the Fort to collect the gift.

This story is from an old Telugu film titled "Tenali Ramakrishna". The old man was Tenali Rama himself