Non Violence
One of the most profound principles that I thought I would always honor is that of non-violence. It is something that I have always believed in and trusted. This is something that you just cannot preach without practicing. This means turning the other cheek at every instance; much easier said than done. It’s a beautiful ideal. I’m beginning to wonder if this is the smartest path to follow. Luckily, I have not been put into any situation that has caused me to turn to violent self defense for my own protection so far, but living in a city that isn’t exactly Mayberry, it makes me want to reconsider. I think there’s a lot of wisdom to the proverb “He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.” On the other hand, a good person being wiped out for no reason by some no-good criminal thug just pisses me off. It’s stupid to let something like happen when you have at your disposal an almost impenetrable defense. Look at history. There has been many a righteous society overtaken and destroyed by others of malicious intent. I, for one, don’t want my life of the lives of any of the ones that I love to possibly be ended by the miscreant deed of some sociopath. Some things are entirely worth fighting for. And I’m beginning to believe that if it takes killing someone bad for the preservation of someone good, than so be it. I still don’t know how to fight or have a gun, but I can say without a doubt that I would feel like a fool if I were attacked by someone and because of my own self-imposed principles I didn’t have the means to protect myself. I wish no harm to anyone, but I would rather be the one dancing on a grave than to be the one in it.
One of the most profound principles that I thought I would always honor is that of non-violence. It is something that I have always believed in and trusted. This is something that you just cannot preach without practicing. This means turning the other cheek at every instance; much easier said than done. It’s a beautiful ideal. I’m beginning to wonder if this is the smartest path to follow. Luckily, I have not been put into any situation that has caused me to turn to violent self defense for my own protection so far, but living in a city that isn’t exactly Mayberry, it makes me want to reconsider. I think there’s a lot of wisdom to the proverb “He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.” On the other hand, a good person being wiped out for no reason by some no-good criminal thug just pisses me off. It’s stupid to let something like happen when you have at your disposal an almost impenetrable defense. Look at history. There has been many a righteous society overtaken and destroyed by others of malicious intent. I, for one, don’t want my life of the lives of any of the ones that I love to possibly be ended by the miscreant deed of some sociopath. Some things are entirely worth fighting for. And I’m beginning to believe that if it takes killing someone bad for the preservation of someone good, than so be it. I still don’t know how to fight or have a gun, but I can say without a doubt that I would feel like a fool if I were attacked by someone and because of my own self-imposed principles I didn’t have the means to protect myself. I wish no harm to anyone, but I would rather be the one dancing on a grave than to be the one in it.
