An ill-tempered person with a short fuse lacks control. Anger blocks the ability to listen to reason or to think rationally.

 An ill-tempered person with a short fuse lacks control. Anger blocks the ability to listen
to reason or to think rationally. Impatience fuels the fire of anger. Constant anger
is constantly destructive. 

Children with irrational anger grow up to be angry unreasonable adults.