Randomness turned pacifism
Posted by Ryan Woods
I thought of something earlier today that I needed to post about. But I have since forgotten. I'm not yet ready to post about the American gospel (which is no gospel indeed). I thought about posting about the two movies that I've recently seen (Little Miss Sunshine and Stranger than Fiction). They were pretty killer I thought and have surprisingly good messages. Arwen's in town...holla...I taught Jones to say puma today. He was playing with a little plastic cheetah but cheetah was too hard of a word to say. So I taught him to say puma, and it stuck. It's cute. He also says paprika, bagel, pickle, and balls (yes those balls).
Here's a random thought...
Any pacifists out there? All you pacies tell me what's the dealio yo. I like pacifism. I think it's pretty wicked awesome. I want to be on it. But what if I like see a person getting raped? Like I'm walking down the street and I come across this horrible situation. Should I shower the rapist with love? Should I kill him with kindness? Or should I attempt to use a show of force to cause him to stop? Isn't violence necessary at times to help innocent peoples? Or does pacifism require us to ask those victims to suffer for our beliefs? Violence begets violence...but...
I know I'm speaking in generalities but I think you get the point. Help me out here 'cause I know there are some good responses out there.
Peace out. Yo yo ma.
Oh, and I'm very serious about the violence/pacifism thing. I was intending to write a whole blog about it, but instead it just popped out here amidst my odd random blog. Please don't disregard my question because of my joking nature. Thanks.