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chrisisall
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As a kid I experienced bullying. Why someone would pick on me was beyond my comprehension, but I accepted it as a given annoyance back then. When I saw Bond in action in my tens, I admired him, but I believed I could not be like him. In my teens I saw Bruce lee, and I realised a small skinny guy could be fierce, so I took martial arts classes. Bullies became a goof to me, I laughed at them.
Which brings me to the nature of animals and Humanity in general.
Aggressiveness was necessary to survive a million years ago. In humans, now, it's only necessary to keep your lunch money or get though a war.
We kill millions of animals a year to make our food.
We make war on those we deem jerks.
We spank our kids when they misbehave.
We taze & beat our civilians when total compliance is seemingly absent.
Is this world nothing more than a jungle of potential violence at every turn?
Which brings me to the nature of animals and Humanity in general.
Aggressiveness was necessary to survive a million years ago. In humans, now, it's only necessary to keep your lunch money or get though a war.
We kill millions of animals a year to make our food.
We make war on those we deem jerks.
We spank our kids when they misbehave.
We taze & beat our civilians when total compliance is seemingly absent.
Is this world nothing more than a jungle of potential violence at every turn?
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My family without going into detail, generation before me saw quite upsetting violence, though i always try to be a better man because of that. I think all we can do is learn greater understanding and help those who need it, simply because we can and understand it.
never started a fight in my life and never would i hate violence and it saddens me, have many friends who have fought in unnecessary wars and seen the effect it has had on them. maybe its a fault in myself though i feel because of the world we live in, i need to be able to protect those i love and myself. Its a bad inditement of modern society, though think its a reality.
I am fortunate with the work i do, its very much about positive reenforcement and improving peoples lives. To be humble and understanding of people i think is very important. Only last week, someone for no reason tried to fight me, i just smiled did not react and just spoke to them. i understood they were not angry at me, though just wanted to lash out.
Great words, i am very much the lion like my birth sign. Wisdom and understanding is very important to me. I realise sometimes people need someone to listen to them. Whether its a curse or a blessing, more a blessing, though i have a innate understanding of people. Should be in my quote thread lol Though said this for many years, if you can help some one you should always help them. We all have gifts and abilities and not to use them is a waste. Though we are only human, and sometimes we need to help ourselves first. You are a wise man Chris.
And here are the ones I live by;
Perceive the way of nature and no force of man can harm you. Do not meet a wave head on: avoid it. You do not have to stop force: it is easier to redirect it. Learn more ways to preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced.
“Be like water making its way
through cracks. Do not be assertive,
but adjust to the object, and you
shall find a way around or through
it. If nothing within you stays rigid,
outward things will disclose
themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless.
Shapeless, like water. If you put
water into a cup, it becomes the
cup. You put water into a bottle and
it becomes the bottle. You put it in
a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Now, water can flow or it can crash.
Be water, my friend.”
― Bruce Lee
Lee's great words from the Longstreet TV show.
Never saw the show though read that quote many years ago, Bruce was quite an amazing human being.
Watched season four a few times got box sets for that season, Dalton played a pretty convincing psychotic. The episode when they had dinner at Chucks was brilliant.
Bedtime for me now. Later my friend.
Seventies pop culture stretched it further and put it in our faces like never before (The Kung Fu TV series seemed like pacifist play-time by comparison). The Eighties exploded the boundaries further, whilst removing the Seventies 'disgust level' to keep it entertaining. 9-11 forced upon pop culture a strange 70's/80's retrograde...
Violence is a part of the Human existence. And like any other part, there is exploitation, fun, perversion, instruction, abuse, righteous depiction, and drama to be had from it.
Thank you for your great contribution to the debate, @chrisisall. Much appreciated. Much food for thought there.
Regarding the violence in Bond movies, they've always been somewhat inconsistent. People talk about how Bourne influenced the violence and fighting for Bond now and maybe that's true to a degree but if one watches OHMSS, that's probably Bond at his most violent prior to CR.
The beach fight, which includes a strangulation/semi drowning scene
Bond vs Draco's goon in the hotel
Bond choking Blofeld's goon with a ski-skate and then there's everything else in between and after.
Exactly the sort of thing I wanted from this thread, @doubleoego. And yes, James Bond was not born yesterday, despite what some commentators seem to think.