I'm not sure of your meaning here. I used a form of slang when I said
" put in ones face " , which means to handle or be forced to handle a
situation. In this case a person may intellectually hold to pacifism, but
end up like Peter in the heat of the moment, who took someones ear
off. Unless one has been through certain situations, one really doesn't
know how one will react. Gandis' peace army trained. If the oppressor
can make one angry or scared, one loses ' control ', fails...at least from
Gandis' point of view. Neither attack in anger, nor retreat in fear, but
standing ones ground by being who one is, fixing a fence, painting a
house, doing what one does, going abouts ones dutys, ignoring the
oppressor, ignoring the fear and anger.
and you had said
=> =So for not to imitate the oppressor, we should keep our calm I
=> =suppose...
And I said " no doubt " to that, but it will take more effort than just
TRYING
to be calm, It takes more than a passive calm, that wouldn't work, there
needs to be an active love for ones oppressor. To be able to look deeply
into their eyes and contact the child within. If Light is shown on
Darkness, there is no darkness.
One does not go into a situation expecting death, but will be prepared
to face death in order to live free. In order to contact the child within,
one
must be able to give ones self up. To sacrifice oneself. But I didn't
mean to sacrifice oneself to death.
I got into this again because I felt you still were not sure where I stand.
Why I'm standing right next to you, bro....give me a hug
BTW....do you play GO
peace and love + irb +