I have been insulted, my family insulted, my ideas and values insulted. And I haven't pulled a punch over any of it.
I'm a pacifist to the best of my ability. But there is one thing I will punch over, regardless of my belief of walking away. There is one thing I cannot stand for without a word or act. There is one thing that a smug sonofabitch cannot say and walk away with a grin.
I don't need you to say what yours is. I don't even care.
I just want to know...
Is there something, if a person IN PERSON said to you, you would have to react to? If it stopped at words or you had to make a physical point, the question is the same. Do you have a line drawn in the proverbial sand or do you take it all on the chin to be the better man/woman?
I wish I could be the better man but I still have my button. Nobody has hit it yet, but if they did I would lose my composure and I know enough to admit that. I don't know if I'll ever be able to lose that compunction to react with hostility.
I feel that knowing that point of no compromise an important way of managing yourself in future scenarios. Can you, knowing what will push you over the edge, still manage a situation before more authoritative figures are brought in? Its an important thing to know.
I'm a pacifist to the best of my ability. But there is one thing I will punch over, regardless of my belief of walking away. There is one thing I cannot stand for without a word or act. There is one thing that a smug sonofabitch cannot say and walk away with a grin.
I don't need you to say what yours is. I don't even care.
I just want to know...
Is there something, if a person IN PERSON said to you, you would have to react to? If it stopped at words or you had to make a physical point, the question is the same. Do you have a line drawn in the proverbial sand or do you take it all on the chin to be the better man/woman?
I wish I could be the better man but I still have my button. Nobody has hit it yet, but if they did I would lose my composure and I know enough to admit that. I don't know if I'll ever be able to lose that compunction to react with hostility.
I feel that knowing that point of no compromise an important way of managing yourself in future scenarios. Can you, knowing what will push you over the edge, still manage a situation before more authoritative figures are brought in? Its an important thing to know.