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I am sure everyone can be provoked, amd anyone can be pushed to a point they will lash out. I have thrown one punch in real anger as man (when I was a boy I used to fight a lot in school)... and it wasnt a nice feeling, it scared me, but like anyone I'm capable of it. And like anyone I probably like to think of myself as pretty tough if it came to it, but I know I could get wiped out. Even for those who have a sense that their own aggression could not be matched... you only need to try punch out some kid who pulls a gun on you... and thats that.
The point I was trying to make that is you allow situations to frequently provoke or incite you to violence, sooner or later you'll come across someone who will fuck you up.
A lot of times someone might do things that are out of order, and you feel like they might deserve a slap. I'd turn the other cheek to the point it was impossible for me not to. If someone attacked me I'd defend myself, and if they attacked someone I loved I'd defend them, to the best of my ability - other than that - I chose to turn the other cheek.
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The Gospel of Thomas
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