Is It Wise To Kill?

IS IT WISE TO KILL?

 

How often do we hear people say that they would kill without hesitation if their life was in mortal danger?

 

 

Anyone faced with the threat of severe harm, or even the possibility of being killed, will always consider the option of using lethal force in an effort to survive the encounter but using lethal force is not that easy a thing to do, in fact a sane minded person would find it impossible to carry out, unless pushed beyond breaking point.

 

When it comes down to it 'taking a life' is far more emotionally intense than just saying that you would or could as anyone who has experienced such a devastating situation will tell you.

 

The taking of a 'real human living being's' life is something that will be much, much more traumatic on the mind than you could ever possibly imagine even when in the heat of battle, or in a street fight, depending on the nature of the individual of course.

 

There are many people in the martial arts who would readily say that if faced with a life or death situation they would not hesitate to kill their opponent but the traumatic effects on the mind, both before the act of killing and after the event, would leave you devastated and a true victim of your own actions.

 

If you are the victim of a life threatening attack then that will leave you suffering from aftershock for many years to come, but if it is you that takes someone's life, then you also would have to suffer the emotional burden of what you did, and try to live with it, for the rest of your life.

 

So the next time someone asks you the question 'could you kill someone who is attacking you with lethal force' try to imagine what it would be truly like to take a life before you answer, and of course, hope that such a situation never comes your way - ever.