Life Skills & Value Education – CLASS-V – UNIT-8 Anger Management

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Once upon a time there was a little boy. He had a very bad temper. On the slightest instigation, he would begin to shout at everyone .There were times when he broke a thing or two as well in his fit of rage.

His father was very upset with his behaviour .The boy would not watch his tongue when angry .There were many complaints against the boy not only from the school but also from the neighbourhood .His father understood that there was no point getting angry with him ,he thought of another way.

He gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence in their backyard.

The first day, the boy had hammered about 37 nails. As he got tired hammering the nails, he realised what was happening. He began to try to control his anger over the next few days and the number of nails hammered gradually reduced. He finally discovered that it was easier to control his temper than to hammer  the nails into the thick fence wall.

Finally, the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all and did not have to drive in any nails into the fence. His father was very happy with him and asked him to pull out one nail for everyday that he would be able to control his anger, thereafter.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were finished. The father took his son to the fence and pointed towards it. Then he said,”You have done a great job my son, but look at the fence. It will never be the same. It will always be the fence with many holes!”

The boy understood that the wounds created by his words were the most difficult to heal.

Think Tank. Discuss

A. Do you think is it okay to feel angry? Why or why not?

B. How should you show your anger?

ACTIVITY

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