"He
who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my
contempt.
He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal
cord
would fully suffice. Heroism at command, senseless brutality,
deplorable
love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable
an
ignoreable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of
so
base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war
is nothing but an act of murder."
-Albert Einnstein
Being
non-violent by nature, please BELIEVE me,
if I had in my possession a magic wand that I could just wave upon this
beloved planet of ours and say, "Abracadabra, 1-2-3, remove all
violence
for you and me" I give you my promise that I would do this without a
second's
hesitation if I knew that by DOING
so, it would bring about a solution to our terrible out-of-hand problem
of world violence.
Despite
the fact that I've been called everything from naive to an idealist for
my beliefs, I will NEVER stop
hoping that one day soon we will take a good hard look at our fellow
human
beings and realize that although we don't have a magic wand, we DO have SOMETHING that is truly MIRACULOUS because
within it contains the power
of the
most complex computer that the world has ever known, called the HUMAN
BRAIN, and WITH it, we humans ARE capable of
co-existing without
having to resort
to so much violence in order to see us through...
And
now with your kind permission, I would like to share with you a few
selected
non-violent methods of self-protection that I have taken from the
various
books on self-defense that I have read:
BE
PREPARED REGARDING VIOLENT ATTACKS
Be very
aware that there are dangerous people out there in our world.
Even though you may THINK that
nothing bad will ever happen to you, chances are, thatit just MIGHT.
Don't act like a victim! Walk with confidence and keep your eyes moving
around you at all times.
If you are
out in public and you feel that your life is in danger by somebody,
scream the word "FIRE!"
at the top of your lungs and then run away. Even though it may be
illegal
to do this, screaming this word will definitely alert the attention of
those around you better than ANY word will and in MY opinion, is it far
better to risk
breaking THIS law
than
being harmed or killed.
If
confronted by somebody who you feel wants to steal your money, throw
whatever money you may have in your wallet in one direction, and then
run
in the other. The perpetrator will most
ALWAYS go for the money and not for you.
Try not to
ever walk alone if it is late at night and DEFINITELY
never walk alone late at night on
dark streets
or alleys.
If
confronted by somebody who attempts to get you away from the public eye
in order to harm you, DO NOT ALLOW HIM/HER to take you
away. A good way
to avoid
this is to faint. Yes, FAINT! It
has been repeatedly proven that if you pretend to faint, your attacker
will more times than not, begin to panic and want to get away from you
as quickly as they can.
Children
should NEVER open
their front door when they find themselves at home alone, if there is
somebody
standing on the other side that they do not recognize. To all of you
adults
out there, you should exercise caution as WELL,
by NEVER opening
your front door without first attempting to identify the person
standing
on the other side either by using a peephole or a window. If you
are not expecting this particular person or do not recognize the
person,
use your head and ask appropriate questions before you decide to open
the
door.
If you are
a teenager, be SMARTand
don't get involved with people you feel in your heart are a bad
influence.If
you DON'T,
you'll end up ruining not only your OWN
chances for a decent, beautiful life but your FAMILY'S chances as
well. Are things like
drugs, alcohol,
a joy ride or a weapon really WORTH
all of the pain that they will cause? THINK ABOUT IT before
you do anything that might screw up your lives FOREVER!.
VIOLENCE
AMONG OUR CHILDREN MUST BE STOPPED
Please bear
in mind that EVERYTHING begins
with our treasured children. As such, it remains the adult's
responsibility
to teach them right from wrong so that they can be fully prepared to
function
in our society as loving, caring, sensitive and respectful individuals.WE
are their first and most important role models and it is from US
that they learn what is acceptable behavior or not. Hence, if we OURSELVES display
negative personality traits such as being nasty, uncaring, insensitive,
disrespectful, prejudiced people, naturally, our children will hear us
talking or see our actions and begin to emulate our behavior in
society.
It has been proven over and over again that if we present ourselves as
a violent people, in that we use our hands or weapons against another
person
in order to take out our aggressions, then our children will grow up
doing
the very same thing in society as well.
Something
deeply upsetting as well as very dangerous has been occurring within
our
schools with regard to the fact that our nation's young people seem to
be heavily relying on a firearm for protection. Studies prove that
children
who watch a great deal of violence on television and in the movies at
the
age of 8 are more likely to commit violent crimes by the age of 30, so
please keep this in mind, parents, and do what you can to limit your
childrens'
exposure to violence in the media. Since children learn from what
they see and hear, viewing too much media violence will definitely
teach
them that violence is the accepted way in order to solve problems,
disagreements
and differences. If you would like to reduce your child's exposure from
media violence, try cutting down on the media influence by deciding to
spend more quality time with your children. Go out and buy a good book
and then read the book either to or with your children, depending on
their
age. Attempt focusing their attention upon the arts, by way of having
them
get into drawing and writing as a means of self-expression. Once they
have
created something, make sure that you talk with them about it. It will
be a learning experience for all involved. Take your children to a
museum.
Take them to a play. Introduce them to the incredible world of the
personal
computer! Take them on an outing with you. And PLEASE don't forget to
spend quality time
with them,
talking about these experiences often. Within our educational system,
we can offer our children peace education classes. A lady who is very
knowledgeable in this subject, Leah C. Wells, speaks about this on this
extremely informative website.
THERE
ARE PEOPLE
OUT THERE IF YOU NEED SUPPORT
If you
yourself or if somebody that you know is experiencing violence in
their personal lives, PLEASE GET SOME
HELP IMMEDIATELY.
Please keep in mind that every single life form on this earth deserves
to be treated with dignity and respect, so if you, or somebody that you
know, or somebody that you see, is being mistreated/abused in ANY way, please don't
feel as if you
need to keep
silent about it, because you DON'T.
There are
many means of support for you out there but first it's up to YOU to
reach
out your hand... I DO realize
that it's isn't an easy thing for a person to put their trust in
someone
else, but in order for you to take the first step toward a healthier
and
happier life you MUST do
you best to trust another person...some people you might want to
attempt
to open your heart to are a trusted relative, a trusted friend, a
member
of the clergy, a teacher, a therapist or a support group that deals
with your
particular issue.
Please
allow me to offer you my OWN support
by way of either visiting my LINKS page and
looking for my SUPPORT category or if you feel that you
would like
to talk to me, I want you to know that I am always here for you if you
need a friend...
BECOME
INFORMED AND YOU WILL BE EMPOWERED
I hope you
will please decide to visit this web site often. After all,
I created it for not only MYSELF,
but for YOU,
as well! It is my greatest wish that you will be able to find
some
useful information within these pages that will hopefully have a
positive
influence upon your life.
Read as
many books, magazines and newspaper articles as you possibly can
on the subject of non-violence or violence in our society.
Whenever
there is a news feature or television show that will be dealing
with the subject of non-violence or violence in our society, do your
best
to watch it. Any information you can glean from these shows will
be useful to you.
GET
PERSONALLY
INVOLVED IN YOUR PLANET
There
is nothing like the feeling of personal involvement! Have you ever sat
in front of your tv set and said in frustration, "If I could only DO
something about this!" or "DAMN
IT! something has to be DONE!"
well...then go right ahead and DO it! You have the RIGHT,
you know. I'm sure that there are many issues or laws that you feel
should
be addressed or changed or instituted by our politicans who are after
all,
working for each and every ONE of
us, so.....the next time you get so riled up about something that you
begin
shaking and screaming and pounding the arm of your chair, DO something about
it! I've tried
to give
you a little help in this by putting a category called POLITICAL on
my LINKS
page.
I hope it will assist you the next time you feel that you'd like to get
personally involved.
Some things
you might want to do are: Write to your local mayor's office,
congressperson, senator, etc. and tell them what you think, participate
in rallies, marches and group meetings that pertain to your particular
cause/issue, start your own movement, sign petitions, make telephone
calls
and you might even want to create your OWN
web site here in the amazing Internet in order to bring attention to
your
issue/cause!
Please
remember, just because you may feel that you'd love to become
personally
involved in a cause/issue, there is NO
REASON ON THIS EARTH that
you
must feel that in order to FURTHER your
particular issue/cause, you need to ABUSE
anybody in any way, shape or form, simply because they don't agree with
your views.
NEED
TO
GET OUT SOME PENT UP RAGE?
I
am fully aware that there are times in people's lives when it is just
impossible
to hold in their pent up rage for one more moment or they will explode
and since this rage definitely needs some place to go that wouldn't end
up hurting anyother living being, I would like to now suggest an
alternative
method, which I wish EVERYBODY on this planet would use for their
anger.
Can you guess what is it? it's a punching
bag. Nothing gets hurt, very non-violent.