They continued on their stroll. As they continued, however, the fellow monk angrily chastised his friend for assisting the woman. The monk simply shrugged his shoulders and continued to walk. Displeased with the lack of response from his fellow monk, the chastising monk repeated his consternation with greater emphasis. It is not so that anger is an unhealthy emotion.
Anger is one of our most useful emotions and deserves great respect.
Anger is both a warning to us and a teacher. When anger surfaces, it is a time for serious attention to our thinking process. Something has processed incorrectly and needs to be observed for clues. A lesson is being presented and we have an opportunity to grow. A part of our path to growing is letting go of denial, blame and judgmentalism.