Unrestrained Anger

In his recent General Conference talk, Elder Holland shared a piece of wisdom that Krusk Bloodfist would do well to learn: "Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more [destructive] than the injury that provokes it."

Cases in point: By now, we're all familiar with the story of how Krusk walked in to find his wife in bed with someone else, whom Krusk then beat to death. Krusk's marriage could have survived his wife being raped. It probably could have survived his wife being unfaithful. Had Krusk restrained his anger and asked questions instead of throwing punches, his relationship with his wife might be intact right now.

Instead, Krusk came home to find the house empty. Evidently, it hadn't been lived in since he left. As he was leaving, two men approached him aggressively, and, venting a little frustration, Krusk picked a fight with them, fought a little too hard, and accidentally killed them, despite suspecting that they might know something about where his wife was. Now Krusk has no idea where his wife is, and he has few clues to follow, especially since his two best leads are now dead by his hands. Again, had Krusk been able to restrain his anger, he'd be in a much better position right now.

As a side note, Krusk is obviously a terrible person, but I love how his story is shaping out. The plot is very effectively taking advantage of his greatest character flaw, creating a tragedy that is almost entirely of his own making. I can't (but will have to) wait to see where his character arc goes from here.

Anyhow, I guess my main point is to not be like Krusk. It's natural to get angry from time to time, but it is dangerously foolish to unleash your anger or let it control you. We need to exercise self-control. If we don't, our unrestrained anger will probably only make the situation worse.