Anger for good

Why do we need anger? We react with anger for a number of different reasons. For example, we get angry when we are trying to protect our rights or maintain our individual identity. To stand up to those who are bent on preying on the weak or against social injustice. It can be a crude way of protecting more vulnerable emotions or to give us the time to retreat, compose ourselves and live to fight another day.
I was taught that all anger is sinful, but in itself anger is just a feeling, and as such neither good nor bad morally. It is true that anger is a dangerous thing and can result in each of us saying or doing things we later regret. But anger can also be a good thing. It can spur us to put right something that is blatantly wrong. There are times when we ought to be angry. An unjust situation should make us angry. Yet let us not be in any doubt, anger can be an expression of love.
All of us should look at things which make us angry. It is said that you can measure the size of a person's soul by the size of the things that make him or her angry. Most of our anger is motivated by self-interest and it is also true to say that we very often get angry about petty things.
We should never forget that anger is a tool, it must be understood and used effectively for the purpose it was designed. Anger is neutral and it is the individual who decides if anger will be put to constructive or destructive use. The emergence of anger is not a call to action necessarily. It is a signal that something is not right and must be addressed. Our job is to use our anger to make worthwhile decisions that help us grow as human, not destroy us and those around us.
After a business meeting recently we were discussing charity leadership and I was reminded that my drive comes from my anger. At first I disagreed, but they were right, I am driven by the anger generated when I see a charity poorly run. I feel that everyone working in a charitable organisation has a duty of care to be the most professional they can be as they have to make the most of the gifted money that charity receives.