Enemy at the gates
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” — Thucydides
Scientifically speaking, all of us are born with a higher level of testosterone, providing us with a much greater capacity and magnitude for aggression. In this feminized world, we have been conditioned and programmed from an early age to perceive male aggression in such a negative way that men ourselves start to reject, repress, and even feel repulsively disgusted by our own capacity for audacity.
We have been numbed to believe that being soft and compassionate is the only way to succeed in this world, that love will prevail no matter what evil befalls us. That is simply ignorant and stupid. If someone bullies you, would you just sit there and pray that the harasser will eventually stop? Pathetic and cowardly is what you become.
To tap into your aggression, you must reminisce, recognize, and realize your own past disappointments or regrets, and allow them to ethically challenge your mindset (the one you want to change) until you become determined and unwavering enough to make a change.
Sometimes, we focus too much on the negative side of our human emotions, to the extent that we neglect our capacity and ability to defend ourselves from aggression. It demonstrates how naive and susceptible humans can be to the point where we’ve become slaves to our circumstances.
Those circumstances didn’t unfold the way you desired because you were too weak, afraid, and vulnerable to assert your desires and principles. Perhaps you missed out on an opportunity you always wanted because you were afraid of embarrassment or being used as a disposable tool, too fearful to confront others and potentially start conflicts. Reflect deeply on these instances and allow yourself to feel profound disappointment in your own thoughts and actions, almost to the point of disgust, until you ultimately make the resolute decision to change.
Now, I know the typical narrative is to say, “Don’t regret anything you’ve done in life.” But the truth is, we all experience regrets in certain crucial or meaningful circumstances. The only way to overcome regrets is to bring them to justice by eliminating the factors that caused you to feel regret in the first place, ensuring you don’t repeat the same mistakes when similar circumstances arise again.
Reclaiming your aggression is about unlocking the strong emotions you felt through past disappointments and regrets in life, and utilizing them constructively to bring about significant changes in your attitude towards future circumstances that previously led to disappointment or regret.
