peace

i would like to announce that i am a pacifist. i think i have been, or have been trying to be one, but announcing it makes it all the more.. official. well duh. but yeah. here for all of you who don't know,

pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. Pacifism covers a spectrum of views ranging from the belief that international disputes can and should be peacefully resolved, to absolute opposition to the use of violence, or even force, under any circumstances. Pacifism is not limited to just war, but can include resisting to use any form of violence at all. (wikipedia)

this, however, doesn't mean i'm weak; this standing for peace and not fighting for myself and others destructively, but trying to resolve things wholistically and peacefully. nope. it does not. and even though socking someone in the face or blowing them away might seem like the most effective method immediately, in the long run, its only gonna come and sock you back, right?

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation."
-Martin Luther King Jr.