i don't remember ever being in a fight
as in ever
i remember one occasion where a student several years older than i
wanted me to use my money to buy him lunch
and to go buy it too
he twisted my arm progressively higher behind my back
but i persisted in telling him i couldn't do that
he made me cry
i was probably 11 or 12
there were one or two other ocaasions
sometimes by friends who wanted to push their weight around
and were in effect bullying me
but i didn't fightmaybe i was/am a coward
maybe ...
i remember teaching my son from young
never to fight
always walk away
look the person in the eye and walk
even if they punched you
look them in the eye and walk
every time
i wasn't ever taught that
maybe i learned it
from the peaceful nature of my dad ...
Jesus was one of the most powerful people that walked this earth
but he knew the power of power-control
and the value of love
the following post is from someone i've considered a mentor for some years now
unknown to him
it's written in response to a blog by mark driscoll
recommended
http://reknew.org/2013/10/responding-to-driscolls-is-god-a-pacifist-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=responding-to-driscolls-is-god-a-pacifist-part-i
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