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I've always considered myself to be a warrior. More than once, I've been told that I should be a knight in the middle ages, and that I was born in the wrong century. (Although one person said samurai) :crying:
Like most INFJs, values like justice and fairness mean a lot to me. But what is justice without the ability to stand up for the weak?
There were some people in my school that enjoyed hurting people. They were sadists. I noticed. I befriended the people that were getting picked on.
In high school, I decided I was going to do something to stop it. I stood up for the people getting picked on, and I started beating the bullies at their own games. I'd play mind games... I'd damage the bullies reputations... I'd explain to their friends and classmates that they were degenerates and sadists until the bullies mostly gave up on picking on my friends. Yes, I hurt the bullies in a way, but the bullying stopped.
As a result, I was attacked twice. One jumped on my back, striking the back of my head, the other tackled me from the front and tried to mount me to punch me in the face. I won both fights... I am a naturally peaceful person, so I won without hurting either bully.
Even so, I began to take martial arts intensively. I learned a very simple lesson... being able to use violence is vital in protecting not only oneself, but also others. Sometimes protecting others puts you in danger of violence.
There are people out there that enjoy hurting others (Sadists). There is also another class of people who lack empathy and wish harm either directly or indirectly upon people. They range from sociopaths, to just your run-of-the-mill racist or nationalist.
In a violent world, violence is sometimes the best answer to protect. To me that seems like a vital INFJ tenant. To me... my sense of justice tells me that some wars are worth fighting. Tells me that when warlords are starving thousands of Somalians that we should do what needs to be done to stop it. And sometimes people can't be convinced with diplomacy.
If this is so why do I feel like most people on these boards are pacifists? It seems more INFP to me than INFJ.
Like most INFJs, values like justice and fairness mean a lot to me. But what is justice without the ability to stand up for the weak?
There were some people in my school that enjoyed hurting people. They were sadists. I noticed. I befriended the people that were getting picked on.
In high school, I decided I was going to do something to stop it. I stood up for the people getting picked on, and I started beating the bullies at their own games. I'd play mind games... I'd damage the bullies reputations... I'd explain to their friends and classmates that they were degenerates and sadists until the bullies mostly gave up on picking on my friends. Yes, I hurt the bullies in a way, but the bullying stopped.
As a result, I was attacked twice. One jumped on my back, striking the back of my head, the other tackled me from the front and tried to mount me to punch me in the face. I won both fights... I am a naturally peaceful person, so I won without hurting either bully.
Even so, I began to take martial arts intensively. I learned a very simple lesson... being able to use violence is vital in protecting not only oneself, but also others. Sometimes protecting others puts you in danger of violence.
There are people out there that enjoy hurting others (Sadists). There is also another class of people who lack empathy and wish harm either directly or indirectly upon people. They range from sociopaths, to just your run-of-the-mill racist or nationalist.
In a violent world, violence is sometimes the best answer to protect. To me that seems like a vital INFJ tenant. To me... my sense of justice tells me that some wars are worth fighting. Tells me that when warlords are starving thousands of Somalians that we should do what needs to be done to stop it. And sometimes people can't be convinced with diplomacy.
If this is so why do I feel like most people on these boards are pacifists? It seems more INFP to me than INFJ.