A column in last weekend's Australian Newspaper gave the advice that people are either victims or fighters. This one central piece of advice was highlighted and put in bold in the middle of the article. I couldn't bring myself to read the article because this is exactly what I think is wrong with the world and exactly why I would rather opt out of those two options and be a hermit.
In every abusive relationship there is a fighter and a victim. Every victim is the victim of a fighter and every fighter is victorious only when there is a victim. It is a zero sum game. On average half the world will be victims and half will be fighters.
Obviously I don't want to be a victim but equally I do not want to be a fighter. I don't want to battle, to beat down, to victimise. Screw that. I'm happy to be a lover. I can do that. But if I can't do that I'll be a hermit a self sufficient conscious objector to the paradigm that says you must either be a fighter or victim.
In every abusive relationship there is a fighter and a victim. Every victim is the victim of a fighter and every fighter is victorious only when there is a victim. It is a zero sum game. On average half the world will be victims and half will be fighters.
Obviously I don't want to be a victim but equally I do not want to be a fighter. I don't want to battle, to beat down, to victimise. Screw that. I'm happy to be a lover. I can do that. But if I can't do that I'll be a hermit a self sufficient conscious objector to the paradigm that says you must either be a fighter or victim.
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