My Tattoo and Its Story
So, I am posting a picture of this tattoo that I got four years ago. The reason for this is I don't think I ever explained the meaning behind it and how it's not just some random thing that I thought sounded cool.
The quote is "The strong rule the weak. The wise rule the strong. The weak rule the wise, for the wise cherish the weak."
The reason the wise cherish the weak is because the wise know that the weak can become strong, the strong can become weak, the weak can become wise, and the wise can become weak, the strong can become wise, and the wise can become strong. All these traits are interchangeable and not permanent.
This cyclical hierarchy sustains itself by the realization that anyone can change, anyone can learn, anyone can be strengthened, and anyone can be weakened.
The idea that the weak and the sick should be cast out and destroyed instead of strengthened and healed has led to the deaths of millions of people across the span of human history, and if you see a resurgence of such fallacious and dangerous ideologies which promote this, you will see the deaths of millions more.
Casting out and destroying the weak and vulnerable is an act of callous laziness and incompetence of leadership, since the governments or regimes who do this are taking the easy way out of the problem.
The more challenging, more time-consuming, but far more noble action, is learning how to strengthen and heal your poor, needy, and vulnerable instead of casting them out. I only wish the governments of this world viewed it like this, or were more competent in addressing them.
The quote is "The strong rule the weak. The wise rule the strong. The weak rule the wise, for the wise cherish the weak."
The reason the wise cherish the weak is because the wise know that the weak can become strong, the strong can become weak, the weak can become wise, and the wise can become weak, the strong can become wise, and the wise can become strong. All these traits are interchangeable and not permanent.
This cyclical hierarchy sustains itself by the realization that anyone can change, anyone can learn, anyone can be strengthened, and anyone can be weakened.
The idea that the weak and the sick should be cast out and destroyed instead of strengthened and healed has led to the deaths of millions of people across the span of human history, and if you see a resurgence of such fallacious and dangerous ideologies which promote this, you will see the deaths of millions more.
Casting out and destroying the weak and vulnerable is an act of callous laziness and incompetence of leadership, since the governments or regimes who do this are taking the easy way out of the problem.
The more challenging, more time-consuming, but far more noble action, is learning how to strengthen and heal your poor, needy, and vulnerable instead of casting them out. I only wish the governments of this world viewed it like this, or were more competent in addressing them.
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