11-26-2005, 05:13 AM
benami, apropos , the use of violence, I have altered my post and added the word unconditionally as a qualifier to the use of violence, meaning violence in the form of military action should be the part of the tool box of any nation or people. But its efficacy is diluted if one uses it indiscriminately. Human life is precious and i agree with General Patton that we allow the other guy to give up his life for his cause rather than give up your own. IOW finesse the situation in a non violent manner before resorting to violence. sri Krishna tries every trick in the book to avoid violent conflict in this case fratricidal) before he instructs Arjuna that the time has come to fight. so also there is a time to fight but like Field Marshall Sam Maneckshaw in 1971 we pick the time , the venue and the circumstances and not be forced into a reactionary cycle of violence