because we can...

Why is it that we look for reasons to be angry?
I sit all day observing people doing their best to find the things in others that upset them. Or they are dwelling on circumstances or situations that aggravate them and are beyond their control.
I have some big anger issues myself. It is a seething type of anger that sits deep inside of me. I do not stomp around being pissed off all of the time, although I do occasionally, but every so often I do become overwhelmed with rage. A powerful violent hatred that consumes my thoughts.
But this is not what I am talking about.
I am talking about the desire to find something to be pissed off about at any given time. We, as a society, will turn on the television and watch the news, not because we seek unbiased information, but rather so we can adopt the opinions of others which we can then cling to in order to allow ourselves to be angered by the opposing opinion when it is presented to us. We establish what we decide are correct values not to live by them but to argue for them. Our common language is riddled with references to war and violence. Phone calls consist of one person complaining for a few moments and the other responding with aggravated agreement or additional gripes to fuel the fire.
We are obsessed with finding the things in life that cause us disharmony. We stomp through flower beds to complain about the weeds.
We anticipate the thoughts of others, always to the negative, and create these false realities to live by. I have actually watch distraught people have arguments with themselves because they are predicting what their partners are thinking and not listening to what they are saying. We get angry at people. We say it is for the sake of other people, but really we need to feel like we matter and anger makes us feel important. We call it defending the innocent, but rarely ask if the defense is desired. We argue with those we claim to be defending in order to convince them that they need our defense, that they should be angry as well.
We search for things, situations, people to pass judgement on but how often do we look for things to praise?
How often do we pursue joy? When do we take the time to feel the good things in our lives? How often do we look for Love?