A soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him…

Again I got reminded of that today, as I tried to comprehend what I just read. The message said that “Darkness cannot displace darkness. It can only be displaced by light. Hate can not be displaced by hate, but by love”

Forgive me, for I don’t feel the same

I dealt with a situation recently that could probably only ever be solved by death. The person causing the mayhem acts only out of hate, and he does not stop even when facing death. How can love displace that? I did act in love. I gave the person in danger the right training and tools to stop him… but how can killing him be anything less than hate? If this enemy dies, its because he threatened someone’s life, the choice…