Personal Satisfaction...

There are so many times I’ve wanted a “cease-fire” between others, yet when asked of me with my current opponent(s), I’ve refused. When I’m fighting with someone, I often feel the NEED to express a response (be it verbal and/or non-verbal) to the perceived injustice against me or my loved ones.

What is it about this NEED? It’s never just a rational need. There are strong feelings that ride along with the rational need. Where do those feelings come from? We’ve all felt them, haven’t we?

....I want absolute justice. The kind of justice that not only brings external peace to a community, but internal peace as well.

But can we inforce this outcome? I don’t think so. Like I said, there are times when I’ve so badly wanted people to understand what they’ve done to me. I wanted them to feel genuine guilt. But no matter what I do, I can harass them until no end, and it would only result in their feelings being hurt by my harassment! But self-awareness subsequently leads one to personal convictions. The good and bad in the wrongdoer would be recognized for what they are.

I should point out an assumption here, if you haven’t seen it already. For the wronged community to be satisfied, they would have to be just themselves. They would need to be self-aware too. For instance, say the wrongdoer becomes self-aware, feeling genuine guilt. This wrongdoer would plead to the community for forgiveness, and the community would eventually recognize the internal peace the wrongdoer has found through the humility self-awareness creates. Could an unjust community appreciate this internal peace, in one who has caused them so much hurt?

[via daydreamer]