You're lucky I took me a vow of nonviolence,' said mike fink, 'Or you'd be suffering some pain right now.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Restraint can be a choice rather than a lack of capability.
- In plain terms
- The speaker could hurt the other person but chose not to.
- What can you take from it?
- Nonviolence can be a choice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is restraint always a choice?
- When is it okay to threaten?
Another view
It may be blustering to mask fear.
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