You're being a bit more descriptive about what the right thing looks like, which is to not continue enabling unhealthy behavior, but how do you define "stronger," or rather the non comparative form of that word, "strong"?
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You are misunderstanding. I don’t know what is right, that’s why I said maybe. At best, I know what is right to me/for me. Strong can mean many things.
I decided to look at the dictionary, was curious.
“able to withstand great force or pressure.”
I would say pressure comes in many forms, including emotions. It’s relative as strengths and weaknesses are relative to some baseline, real or desired.
If one cannot withhold emotions and another can, one has a tool the other does not. How useful it is… depends. Tools can reinforce our strength. Like a gun, it can be helpful or destructive. The tool isn’t the issue, it’s the intentions/actions.
True kindness can only exist where there is a choice, not a compulsion.
Christ could have stopped his crucifixion, yet he allowed it. That is why he is worthy of praise. How much did he withhold? Would it have been stronger to destroy all of the Roman guard, or was his suffering a greater demonstration of strength by restraint?
I got it
ability to choose
That’s my answer
I like this definition.
I think that when a man can feel and emote, and also make healthy and functional choices and follow through with them, it is a good thing.
To mirror Victor Frankl, between stimulus and response is a choice, and in that space is the freedom to choose. And as a person makes choices and follows through with them relative to what's healthy, functional, and good ideas (because acting on good ideas generally produces a good life), they become more powerful and free to make new choices in their zone of proximal development.
Therefore, "the ability to choose" is a good answer.
Was a good question.
And you don’t have to think it, men do feel and emote. Robots don’t.
Interesting quote, I’m not familiar with that person. I’ll have to check them out.
I’m curious about “the Nature of Reality”. Would you be willing to DM me a chapter of your choice from the book? 1000 sats.
Sure, I'll find a chapter for you and once you DM me 1000 sats, I'll send it over.
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