Anger is the emotion that destroys. Anger rarely produces positive results and creates unnecessary stress. Stress, if not treated properly, will not disappear and will cause reckless behavior, which usually leads to the destruction of personal relationships. In the play Othello, written by William Shakespeare, Othello lets his anger get the better of him. He becomes more and more frustrated throughout the show, until he finally snaps and kills his innocent wife. In the book The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray, throughout the book, becomes increasingly enraged by his actions, so much so that in the end he stabs the painting causing him to commit suicide. In eighth grade, when I didn't know any better, I had anger issues. It hurt my overall performance in sports and changed how people saw me. I ran cross country, played baseball, hockey and golf. Anger especially hurt my golf performance, once you get frustrated; you become rigid and stop trusting yourself. It usually ends with a bad round, and when it happens every round, I would never be satisfied. In my social life, if someone bothered me, I would snap at them so quickly that they would almost be afraid of me at that moment. Despite all this, I have learned that although anger is an emotion felt by everyone and therefore inevitable, it is ultimately how you handle this emotion that determines its effect on you. In my personal life, I have found a way to channel my anger. Two summers ago I decided I wanted to try playing golf at the collegiate level, Division III to be exact. The part of my game that stopped improving was all in my head; they were my emotions during the journey. I would always let them get the best of me. If I hit... the center of the paper... hello. If Dorian could control his anger and his sanity, he would be able to live an exquisite lifestyle, remaining young for as long as he wanted. What I value most so far in life, besides family, is the opportunity I have been given in life. If I had not been given the opportunity to meet Dr. Valiante, my life would be drastically different. I don't want to go so far as to say that I would be as corrupt as Othello or Dorian, but anything is possible. If Othello and Dorian both knew how to control their anger using Zen, they would have lived much more pleasant and painless lives. Instead, with all the tensions building up, things continued to go from bad to worse, until both eventually committed suicide. If both Othello and Dorian could have seen the negative and growing effects of the indignation, they too would have gone to Florida to meet Dr. Valiante..