Fighting

Fighting is generally frowned upon by everyone. Parents, teachers, some peers, and almost all cops. We use fighting in our life to further ourselves, some fights may not be physical, but it's still fighting. Just because some people prefer physicality to other options doesn't mean that they are bad people. In some cases we need to use our brawn instead of our brains. If someone is doing crap to you or any one in your family, it's your responsibility to end it. If anyone laid one finger on my family, I know that I wouldn't hold myself back at all. In some cases, violence IS the answer. Never, never show fear or resraint if you are challenged but if it's needed, drop that kid and show him who's the boss. These little punks think that if they beat you, they will earn some respect, in that case, let your knuckles show them the respect they deserve. It might be frowned upon by your teachers and peers, but until they are in that position, they don't know what it's like to be hunted down so a punk can try to earn some street cred. Always look for a comprimise, but if someone's giving you lip, shove that lip down their throat. I am not advocating vilence, but I am saying that if the time calls, don't make it call again.

War

War and violence are a major part of our world. Everyday we see violence around us, whether on the television, or in real life, we see violence. We can use it to start problems and we can use it to end a problem. If someone starts pushing you around, you can punch them and start a fight which could end up hurting both of you, or you can try to walk away, which doesn't always work. Violence can help you in some cases, and i don't think we need to be shy about using it when we need to. When the moment comes, strike, and when you can, get out of there.

40 Theives

Those forty theives that were in the story were portrayed alot nicer in Aladdin than in the story we read. These theives were murderers and killers. they ripped apart a man who found the secret cave, and happened to forget the password. These theives weren't very smart, because two of the theives forgot the house that they marked, and the rest couldn't figure out that a girl was talking to them, and wound up dead. This shows that if you are going to pull off a murder, or a robbery, you need people who are smart, not just a lot of stupid people with big muscles.

quiet time

I think for us to actually observe what is going on around us, we need to shut our mouths. Many people I know can't seem to be able to shut their traps! I'm not trying to be rude, because i have the same problem. i think that if we were to go up into the mountains, totally isolated, and we observe whats around us or meditated, we could all become more observant. The more time we spend alone, the more time we have to think and observe our surroundings. if we spend that time, we can come up with our own philosophies. The thing is, the more silent we become, the more we get to know ourselves and our thoughts. The more we see our thoughts and understand them, the more we come to actually see what we see.