You're so smart it makes my head want to burst. I was going to say something along those lines and you got to it first. Damn you. *shakes fist*
I thought you were being sarcastic until I read the whole thing. Sorry though; I'll try to dumb it down a bit.
Everybody always thinks I'm being sarcastic when I'm not. If I'm ever being sarcastic I'll write a warning first. Oh, and don't dumb it down. Smart people are a rare commodity.
When I was younger and situations like rival school teams put you into a fight, I always kept my eye on that quiet person in the back. The seemed to be able to inflict the worst damage.
Usually the quiet person is the one trying to draw the least attention to themselves. I think that's why people are always scared of the quiet person. You never know what they're going to do.
Toughness is usually looked at as some bullshit I could throw down anytime crap. It's not, nobodys tougher then a bullet in the back of the head, and I could train a 12 year old Korean girl to shoot a pro boxer in less then ten minutes if she wanted to. Does that mean the Korean girl is tougher the the boxer? Maybe. I doubt it. I just watched Seagal stab some monk on USA, Seagal's famours for having a couple dan's in Aiki, and being a jerk in holywood, while never competing. Now he's a lama I think. You shouldn't counfuse toughness with thugness. Thugs are a dime a dozen, and will usually pick a fight at any time for face. Pick the wrong fight though, and they could be shown for how fragile they are. Everyones fragile to a knife. Toughness is a state of mind, much like thugness. The difference is the thug demands respect by being a thug, while someone tough would't give a damn. Their both fragile and mortal, and if someone doesn't know where to show restraint, they're a thug, and they might learn better, or they might get killed in some turff war or something just as petty. I'm not in grade school anymore. I could list some MA things I've been involved with, but it's not important. If I got in a street fight I would assume thet would take it to the death. I wouldn't kill in a street fight if I could avoid it, but I would fight assuming they we're going to kill me, and I would fight as brutally and untill they no longer posed a threat due to broken bones, unconciousness, or other ailment that allowed me to get away. Since that's the case, I'm not going to get in a bar fight. I'd appoligize and buy homeboy a drink. I'd give up my wallet if someone approached me in a dark alley with their hand in their pocket. It's just not worth it. It's petty, illegal, and very dangerous.
i'm pretty tough. hard to keep me down, i get back on my feet all the time. but in a fight, i don't really know. i've never "won" a fight. i prefer to work around them. but toughness is matter of perspective, isn't it? i don't back down on my principles even when i know i'm about to be smeared on the pavement. but for the most part i'm happy, cheerful, friendly and quick to try to find a healthy compromise.
I would avoid running too. Not as a matter of pride or anything, It's just dangerous to show your back in a confrontation. That's why I suggest just being diplomatic. It works.
I wouldn't back down on my principles either, but one of my principles is, avoid being smashed into pavement unless it interfers with other principles. And you mean the jesus quote? Heh, It's a Way Out West song. It's called Mindcircus. Can probably download it somewhere. Here are the lyrics. http://www.lyricsdownload.com/way-out-west-mindcircus-gabriel-dresden-radio-edit-lyrics.html
Believe it or not, I've heard the words 'unbelievably sexy' a lot this week. I haven't done anything special either. Maybe it's spring.
I was hoping the sweat had unlocked some kinda pandora's box of sex. Probably for the best it didn't.
