Noorah BAmram wrote on 17 Sep 2009 01:18:
kanesher wrote on 15 Sep 2009 20:58:
d. Ach, that I could heal all the broken hearts! Selichos indeed - Elokah D'Srivey Lebanim Anenan - God of Broken Hearts, Answer Us!
How beautiful! How appropriate!! How touching!! U must have beating a big big heart underneath all the macho libertarian NRA exterior
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;D
Frankly, like most of us - I had some rather negative experiences as a child. I started going to a hand to hand combat class - at 10. It was a temporary relief and raised my own boundaries.
I remember once being randomly attacked in Yeshiva by a number of "cool kids" - this was I think 7th or 8th grade - they it was fun to attack the wierd guy. Problem was, weird guy was friggin nuts. With his friends in a circle, I smashed cool guys head into a stone wall until they pulled me off of him. I think he got 12 stitches or something.
There's a great book called
On Killing about the psychological effects of violence and specifically lethal force in military and police action. And he speaks of the fact the world is split into 3 groups
1) Sheep, kind and helpless.
2) Wolves, people who will eat the sheep.
3) Sheepdogs. Kind, pleasant, loyal whom will rip out the wolf's jugular if he goes for the sheep.
I decide I would be a sheepdog. I HATE seeing people in pain. Therefore, I HATE the people causing it. Therefore, I want the means to - well, be a sheepdog. Therefore, I like guns & hand to hand combat. I think responsible, trained and stable people should carry them - like here in Israel.
What's worth shooting once is worth shooting twice Yes, I'm seeing a therapist
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No, I'm not going to kill anyone; at least, anyone who doesn't need killing. ;D