Rejecting Violent Answers

One of the greatest lies we ever accept is a call to be violent.

But as violence approaches, our very reasonable reaction is fear. Tragically, we take this aversion as a lack of courage.

Nothing could be further from the truth. When violence looms, it is not an irrational fear that grips us, but rather the true realization that something of great value, namely our lives and the lives of the others involved in the conflict, are about to be jeopardized by something of little value (the content of the conflict).

You aren't a coward if you shiver in the face of violence. You see the truth. Only those who have come to accept that their lives are not more valuable than violence see nothing to loose.

So cut away. Leave behind the notion that you were designed to do violence, and embrace the purpose that you feel deep within you. We have the responsibility to actively, ardently, and courageously transform the world in a positive way.

You wanna be a badass? Permanently reject violent answers to any solution, and challenge yourself to live embracing that invaluable purpose you felt threatened by violence in the first place. I think you will be surprised by how little fear you experience when striving for your actual ideals.