Regeneration

Defusing angry diatribes is a carefully acquired art.  Mediators, mothers, teachers, and leaders of all descriptions must arm themselves with this skill in order to step among emotional landmines with common sense and safety.  Regeneration -- of calm, order and organization, not to mention good feelings, occurs only with concentration and cooperation on the part of all concerned.

Quiet observance, coupled with aversion to rapid judgments, or simply listening with an open mind usually begins a process which evens the playing field for all participants, giving equal importance to those who have discovered that employing anger to gain a forum provides them a distinctly usable advantage.

Those who understand clearly that personal power cannot be usurped without mutual consent are fortunate; fear of losing ground or position motivates and propels even the most passive individual.  Confidence can quickly be restored by kind attention . . . just listen for a time with real intent to understand the viewpoint of another.

In other words, lose any sense of self-importance long enough to become a working part of all that is taking place; resist randomly throwing judgments around until facts are presented and considered.  Consideration of the ideas and opinions of others can never be overrated or used too often.