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About all the fighting I do these days is trying to get up out of my chair.
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Disagree, most serious matters can be successfully settled with violence. That is the way of this world..
While it may be the 'way of the world' I am not of this world and am not meant for an existence here. I am not a rollover leftist, pacifist, I am a God fearing man who will stand up for what's right. Not in my eyes but what is truly right.
I guess unless it needs to end a physical threat.. that's an acceptable form of fight.
Money, girls, parking space, juice box, --- not worth it
Family, friends, lively hood, --- prepare.
having never been in a fight, your perspective is inherently limited on this.
if a man has never been in a fight, he's never taken a critical stand against something. there's no way you can get through 20-odd-something years of life and never had to take a stand.
Live a little longer and you may change your tune...When the safety of another or a loved one is on the line....Some would say even life itself is worth fighting for.......Nothing gets settled that way...ever.
While it may be the 'way of the world' I am not of this world and am not meant for an existence here. I am not a rollover leftist, pacifist, I am a God fearing man who will stand up for what's right. Not in my eyes but what is truly right.
I guess unless it needs to end a physical threat.. that's an acceptable form of fight.
Money, girls, parking space, juice box, --- not worth it
Family, friends, lively hood, --- prepare.
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I spoke with my wife regarding this and between the two of us we realized a few things. Yes I have taken a stand on items that could have led to fighting. I have been in situations where yes it takes a bigger man to resist the testosterone and adrenaline in throwing punches. I can count on both hands the number of times I have been at work and had some of the monkeys that I work with want to throw down.
It's not worth it. What does that prove? I guess the way that you have pointed out "inherently limited perspective" goes to show that you are quick to anger.
James 1:19, check it out. Brain over braun is and will always be the way I approach things. You can piss somebody off more by resisting their attempts at a physical confrontation. I know, I've been there numerous times. Do I intentionally try to make people mad? Nope, not the way I am. I hold fast to what I believe and do not waver. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that's that.
as I stated earlier: Fighting is not always the answer. A mental defeat or morale defeat is just as effective.
I've been straight forward in my approach, and will not use any computer to hide behind. If somebody has an issue with me they can come talk to me. I will not discuss hot topics over the phone, over the internet, or through email.
I was that kid you knew for 6 months that had to move on, my stepfather always trying to reach a better dream put us through many travels, so I can remember being bullied a lot as a kid...my Mom is and always has been a strong Christian woman but my father at the time was an alcoholic, I got mixed signals on what was the right thing to do, my father would tell me when he was drunk "Buddy your strong, all you have to do is punch them once real hard and they will back down" and then he would tell me sober, I better just do the Christian thing and turn the other cheek ..my Mother always said the same thing show them love and they would do the same.........
Well, that is not the way it went, all men have to find that inner part of them that God gave them and say this is the day I don't put up with crap anymore!
So now I am 47, I have 3 bullet holes from a .380 in my abdomen and one permanent bullet lodged in me, I have scars all over my head as well as human teeth marks from the guy who shot me after I took him down took his gun away from him he bit me ...
I studied for a short jaunt a form of Japanese Military Karate while I lived with my Dad in my later teens in Mississippi..
All my life I have always tried to talk my way out of it, I would rather joke and laugh with you rather than we fight, but I am the kind of guy who hates bullies with a passion
for some reason you have these wolf type of people who think if you are a funny warm person you must also be a good mark too....
Well I am no sheep unless I am God's sheep, so if you bring it in my opinion is, if I tried everything to walk away without confrontation and you insist on dying today then you have killed yourself.
In my book only one ever walked this soil invincible, I am a fairly big guy and most problems I have had with most men or when I was younger "young toughs" was smaller guys with little man syndrome,....I always would try to turn a soft answer to prevent wrath but they wouldn't have it, it made them think I was afraid of them then they took a chance and tried something ....same thing when I was a bouncer part time when I was in the service ...try to be nice to little Mr. Whiskey and he just got emboldened ...stinks I would rather not settle things that way but I can ...never underestimate your opponent! and never confuse tough for size or even ability in my book, a tough guy is usually about 80 years old and has the courage to say "one more day" and or a savior having the ability to wipe us off the face of the planet for our deeds but instead lets himself be sacrificed and spills his warm blood into the soil....People think they are invincible sometimes if they have bigger muscles than the other guy. But a study of anatomy shows that we are weak as everyone else even if you can hit harder. It takes no strength training to pull off a carotid choke and kill someone. It doesnt take a great ammount of strength to punch someone in the throat and collapse their airway. Men know our other weak points, and well.. most women do too. Martial artists I noticed tend to be much more aware of how many weakness we have.. Which is why I don't see too many of them looking for a fight.
I hate that...were does the other go anyway dangit!!I fight my socks every morning.