An ego denied will eventually descend into fear, hate and violence.
That is unless death steps in the way.
Good people avoid violence at all costs. They will wait till the last minute.
Sometimes they wait too long.
Fearful people see violence as the last measure to gain or maintain control.
The good in us always hopes somehow we can be rescued from it.
But can we?
Freedom needs the choice between the two.
Not until humanity consciously evolves past our duality and we see ourselves as being of the same conscious essence will we escape the choice to use violence.
Violence is necessary to purge us of old ideas and beliefs that favor one side over another.
It is both a cleansing and a preparation for higher conscious realizations.
Sometimes truth does hurt.
Robert.