We have completely confused genuine fun with mere distraction

"It seems that one of the issues I'm plowing through at mid-life is the amount of anger I carry around at people for not choosing what is good for them. We are a fun starved culture. We have completely confused genuine fun with mere distraction. And yet I have to admit that I don't do a very good job of dealing with fun myself. I'm reminded of the quote: Why are you so angry that you can't control others when you haven't yet figured out how to control yourself?"

in a correspondence from WM Eades, author of the website Practical Spirituality.