for the good of others

Someone asked for my opinion about some religious teaching in a particular discussion.

“Michael, do you agree ?”

“Agree what ?”

“When someone slaps you on your right cheek ?”

“I’m listening”

“You should let the person slap your left cheek as well ?”

I paused for a moment there, staring at him. He further disclaimed about the idea -

“That’s some religious teaching that guides us how to be humble and love one another…”

“I don’t know dude, but I think I’m gonna grab the nearest handy object and crash it on the person’s head. Once that fucker’s writhing in agony on the floor, I’ll then take advantage of the situation by stomping him on the ribs… hopefully would break one or two of them. Then, I’m gonna sit on him and work on his face … you know, punch till he goes purple…”

[aghast] “Man, you don’t believe in peaceful confrontation, do ya ?”

“Look… when the guy slaps you, he has obviously violated the paradigm of peace and has no absolute respect to your dignity. It is our duty to put an end to that menace by tranquilizing him down … so that he doesn’t do the same harm to others… you get what I mean ? Suppress the hazard for the good of others…” [smacks fist onto palm]

“Ehh heheh … a viable solution perhaps. Thanks for the opinion…”

I think that would probably be his final time to seek opinion from me… especially on religious paradoxes.