you, and it shows discretion instead of returning evil for evil. It brings an internal calm to an external storm. If your spouse offends you, do you quickly retaliate, or do you stay under control? Do you find that anger is your emotional default when treated unfairly? If so, you are spreading poison rather than medicine. If you were to take off its mask, you’d see that anger is often an emotional reaction flowing out of our own ignorance, foolishness, or selfishness. Patience, however, makes us wise.