Anger: A Theory (Part 1)

(Disclaimer: I can see this becoming a large post, so I have split it up into parts)

A long time ago, I learned something about the nature of anger. Nearly all of us know that anger is an emotion. The fair bulk of us know that anger is quite a negative emotion, and that same fair bulk know that anger can cause a man (or woman) to do some destructive things. Now I got thinking about this recently (again), and will present a theory on Anger. Bear with me on this one...

When George Lucas wrote the Star Wars series, he said that his main purpose was so that people could seek after God. As a side issue, a lot of people have sidestepped this, to the point of founding the 'Jedi Religion' in the U.K. However, particularly from Star Wars EP3, there is a lesson we can learn about anger. Of course, I am not advocating Jedi ways, but it is from EP3 that we see the best picture of anger, in its destructive state.
The whole tension in Star Wars is between the Jedi and the Sith. Jedi are people with exceptional reflexes, who have been trained to tap into an impersonal 'force' (think Pantheon). Sith on the other hand, are once-Jedis who have broken off from the Jedi path, and pursue more or less the same skills, but by way of hatred. This is the chief characteristic that separates Jedi from Sith (and in some cases Christians from non-believers). A Jedi is trained to learn the 'ways' by way of a good, positive path. A Sith trains the same way by way of an evil, anger-infested path. Here's the difference: in the movies, Yoda describes the Sith as those who take the "quick, easy path", and warns future Jedi of this. Why does he say this? Hold on to that thought, and let's go back to reality...

It is incredibly easy to become angry. Anything from a piece of paper on the ground, to cutting yourself with a knife, to crashing your car, to being in debt...can cause anyone to be angry. Ever thought how hard it is to bite your lip in the face of animosity? Ever thought why it's so difficult to show love in an unloving situation?
Like the Jedi, we as believers are instructed (thankfully by God, not by an impersonal thing) to be agents of love, not hate. Yes, it is much harder to love. It is far easier to be angry when such situations arise, but dwell on this piece of scripture:

"By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things." - Galatians 5:22-23 NRSV

Note two things:
First, the final 'fruit' is self-control. To 'turn the other cheek', as it were, instead of getting angry is to exercise this self-control. How rewarding!
Second: The first two words read by contrast. Previous to this passage, Paul has written the fruits of what he calls the sinful nature, or the 'flesh'. And 'anger' is listed as one of them.
This presents a challenge to us Christians. A lot of us get frustrated from time to time, and some even to anger. What do we do about this? Will we approach anger as a 'Jedi' (Christlike), or embrace it as a 'Sith' (unbelieving)?