Originally posted by: Svt611
Disclaimer- This post is not meant to support any character or demean any character. It is solely for the purpose of understanding behaviour psychologically and philosophically. Please don't make this thread a war zone.
I respect everyone's opinions and understand where you come from....
P.S.- Sorry in advance for the long post
Hello,
Okay, so the whole day I spent thinking about what is happening.. I was silently going through all the posts (and then fell asleep, typical me) but anyway, I was thinking of writing this post on how anger overrides a person's ability to rationally think and the mistakes we make in anger.. I also wanted to write about how some people can forgive the mistakes a person has made and accept them back....
Anger and its ability to override rational thinking-
Emotions are a very complex topic, to be honest. Our brain is a marvelous organ capable of many constructive and destructive activities.......
Anger is surely one of them. Anger harms our ability to think straight and it is not just a high ride of emotions but the changes made inside the functioning of the brain.
The cerebral cortex is the thinking part where judgment and logic reside.
The emotional center of the brain is the limbic system, it is located lower in the brain and is considered to be primitive (not developed completely)
When an individual is experiencing anger or fear they are not using their thinking part but the limbic part of the brain
Within the limbic system, we have a small structure called the amygdala, a storehouse for our emotional memories. Basically what causes our fight or flight reaction mode.
So when we get information from outside, it is passed through this little storehouse of memories which decides where to send the data, to the limbic system or the cerebral cortex. If the incoming data triggers enough of an emotional charge then the powerhouse of emotions can override the cortex and send this data to the limbic system, which is our lower part of the brain causing a reaction. so during this event, the amygdala goes into action without much regard for the consequences (since this part is not involved in thinking, judging, or evaluating) this is known as an amygdala hijack.
When the amygdala is hijacked, a flood of hormones is released that cause physical and emotional alarm. This impact can last from several minutes during which the [erson is usually out of control and may say or do things they will regret later when the thinking part of the brain regains its senses. Further, a longer-lasting hormone is released and its impact can last for several hours to several days.
Now, external factors such as the influence of others also affect our ability to think rationally. this is more true when our thinking part of the brain is asleep while our fight or flight mode reaction is stepping in. In that moment of heat, it is usually easy to influence someone against something or someone. That is also a power of hatred. When you despise or hate someone, you try your level best to get everyone against them. Now those individuals riding high on these emotions and powerful feelings barring the logical and thinking abilities are easily influences. This is because a person sees no logic in anger.
Anger also stems from fear, anxiety, shame, hopelessness, and powerlessness. It goes down to childlike behavior when we are not capable of making any sound decisions. Many times our rational and emotional sides of the brain are at war. We are stuck in the tug of war between logic and emotions. This results in impaired judgment. It also stems from our childhood experiences and values as well as what e have noticed our elders do which influences us. We might not be consciously aware of these feelings but subconsciously and unconsciously they do co-exist, which results in a tussle of emotions.
So yes, when a person is angry they do not see logic or any points put forth by those who are speaking logically and it is further instigated when someone else is trying to influence your decision making impairing your judgment completely.
That is why we see so many mistakes made by individuals who would not make those mistakes but are also influenced by others. Studies show that if an individual is angry and if they see someone else angrier on the same topic their reaction becomes three times stronger than before. At this point, the person is riding high on emotions and has forgotten the ability to think straight.
The same holds true for Virat.. he is not thinking from a decision-making point but from his emotions instigated by others. That is why when people are trying to speak logically with him, he is shunning them as well.
Forgiveness
There is nothing wrong in forgiveness. It actually is a human trait of empathy. We are all humans after all. It is actually an exquisite trait.
Forgiving a person does not stem from your ability to be the bigger person, it is also from the ability to let of the situation and truly move on.
See sometimes forgiveness does not mean forgiving the individual but it means forgiving them for your peace of mind.
Every individual is different, there are people who forgive cheating spouses and rebuild a relationship and there are people who forgive crimes such as murder or rape. It honestly depends on the individual.
There is nothing wrong with forgiveness and going back to a cheating spouse if they have truly accepted their mistake. Of course, the relationship will not be the same as before, but if YOU want to work on it and if you feel there is a chance for it to get better then you have to question yourself whether you will be able to move on.
Now, trust is something that is gained. The decision to forgive and let go is what each individual has to go through.
Forgiveness certainly does not mean forgetting.
But if someone does decide to forgive, the time has to be given to them to ease back into and rebuild the trust shared.
By forgiving you are not excusing the behavior, you are not forgetting the behavior.
True, the relationship will never be the same again. These incidents will stay in our minds forever but to heal yourself is something forgiveness is.
This is always dependent on the individual so it cannot be decided.
Forgiving what Virat does is all up to Sai....... It is up to the writers to show a proper redemption and something which will make it feel realistic.
I might speak from a very spiritual belief, to be honest, I believe in Sai Baba and I actively read books about the higher being and becoming one with the higher power. I believe in karma and rebirth until we learn our lessons. Each birth consists of a lesson we choose for ourselves, to deal with that challenge is the goal of our birth. In one birth we may choose to overcome anger, so all our challenges are related to controlling our anger.

Lessons in life are repeated till we learn our lesson. A simple example- I would lose my temper extremely easily on small issues, and I would make the same mistakes again and again. So one day I decided to try a different strategy for that issue and guess what, it worked. My approach towards handling the situation was wrong and I was not learning the mistake rather was repeating it.
These are just my views! I don't want to hurt anybody nor do I want to criticize anyone for their views. This is what makes the human race beautiful, the ability to be individaulistic.
MUCH LOVE ❤️
Please don't turn this post into a war zone!
Sources-
https://lakesidelink.com/blog/lakeside/how-does-anger-happen-in-the-brain/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overcoming-destructive-anger/201611/the-power-emotions-override-rational-thought
https://www.truthaboutdeception.com/recovery-and-repair/forgiveness.html
https://www.thehopeline.com/what-forgiveness-is-not-part-2/