Anger Quote by May Sarton
““My anger, because I am old, is considered a sign of madness or senility. Is this not cruel? Are we to be deprived even of righteous anger? Is even irritability to be treated as a “symptom”? There””
About This Quote
Society dismisses legitimate anger in the elderly as irrational, denying their moral agency.
In simple terms: Elderly anger is often invalidated.
Key Takeaway
Respect and listen to older people's grievances.
Themes
ageism
justice
emotions
Mood
empathetic
concerned
Type
philosophical
advocacy
When to use this quote
- family discussions
- policy debates
- caregiving
Key Concepts
moral philosophy
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What rights do seniors have to express righteous anger?
- How can we differentiate genuine anger from pathology?
A Different Perspective
Older voices may be silenced by stereotypes.
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)