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I'm 30. I'm not the wisest guy on the planet but I'm certainly wiser than I was at 20. I was out tonight, at a bar. I encountered a very brash young man who really needed to be knocked unconscious. Here's the question, do you ever encounter someone who needs a good asskicking or something else over the top that makes you wish you were a little less wise, a little less controlled so you could just give the lesson they need (or maybe you wish they would learn)?

Of course, nobody is above an ass kicking. Not senior citizens, not females, and not children. You just don't do it, however to say that somebody is above one is absoloutely absurd. I may not hit women, but there are times when they deserve it just like everybody else. I find myself wishing that people weren't as stupid rather than me being less wise.

I'm 30. I'm not the wisest guy on the planet but I'm certainly wiser than I was at 20. I was out tonight, at a bar. I encountered a very brash young man who really needed to be knocked unconscious. Here's the question, do you ever encounter someone who needs a good asskicking or something else over the top that makes you wish you were a little less wise, a little less controlled so you could just give the lesson they need (or maybe you wish they would learn)?
I'm of the belief that every feeling has a purpose, which, properly communicated, can result in a positive outcome. Even anger and confrontation have a purpose, and can be demonstrated without hurting other people. I think your problem isn't that you're wise, because if you were, you'd know how to communicate your anger and frustration with that person without the motivation to hit them. There would be no question of hitting the person, because your wisdom would undermine your impulse to hit them. Both wise and unwise people can walk away, but your reasons for walking will determine if you're wise. I think your conflict has more to do with ego and impulse control than wisdom.

I wish I were more wise, so it'd be easier to make them see what assholes they were. But that is far beyond anyones wisdom sometimes, and giving some people a good ass-kicking has definite appeal.

Even the wise cannot make stones bleed. One must find who are stones, and try and make them organic.

I'm of the belief that every feeling has a purpose, which, properly communicated, can result in a positive outcome. Even anger and confrontation have a purpose, and can be demonstrated without hurting other people. I think your problem isn't that you're wise, because if you were, you'd know how to communicate your anger and frustration with that person without the motivation to hit them. There would be no question of hitting the person, because your wisdom would undermine your impulse to hit them. Both wise and unwise people can walk away, but your reasons for walking will determine if you're wise. I think your conflict has more to do with ego and impulse control than wisdom.

You suggest that everyone wants to hear what I have to say. This guy didn't. He wanted to show he was willing to throw blows with me and in truth, he deserved to find out that he was making a mistake. I am just not the person to teach him the lesson that throwing blows is a mistake no matter how certain you are that you will benefit from doing so.

Even the wise cannot make stones bleed. One must find who are stones, and try and make them organic.

I could make them bleed before I could make them cease to be stones.

You suggest that everyone wants to hear what I have to say. This guy didn't. I didn't intend "communication" to be defined solely as talking. Please understand the profound message that can be communicated by walking away. Withdrawing your attention is a message that bypasses the intellect and speaks to the other person on a deeper, non-verbal level.

I'm 30. I'm not the wisest guy on the planet but I'm certainly wiser than I was at 20. I was out tonight, at a bar. I encountered a very brash young man who really needed to be knocked unconscious. Here's the question, do you ever encounter someone who needs a good asskicking or something else over the top that makes you wish you were a little less wise, a little less controlled so you could just give the lesson they need (or maybe you wish they would learn)?
Next time just drink more, alot more if need be, then start a fight. But make sure you check to make sure you can take him while you are still wise.

I didn't intend "communication" to be defined solely as talking. Please understand the profound message that can be communicated by walking away. Withdrawing your attention is a message that bypasses the intellect and speaks to the other person on a deeper, non-verbal level.

Well, then I communicated with him on a deeper, non-verbal level. Then I came on here and bitched about it.

Sometimes I wish I was less of a wise-arse... but not often. :p

sometimes i wish i didn't think about things so much. i have very few strong opinions cos i keep trying to consider the alternative point of view :(
(for some issues anyway, not all ;) )

I'm 30. I'm not the wisest guy on the planet but I'm certainly wiser than I was at 20. I was out tonight, at a bar. I encountered a very brash young man who really needed to be knocked unconscious. Here's the question, do you ever encounter someone who needs a good asskicking or something else over the top that makes you wish you were a little less wise, a little less controlled so you could just give the lesson they need (or maybe you wish they would learn)?
Yes, at some point in each of our lives we need a good, solid, ass-kicking. Still, it's not your job to hand them out. Jail time sucks. Fines suck. Lawyers charge way too much money. Lawsuits can screw your financial life up severely. If you really do need to beat someone's ass make sure that there are no witnesses, or that the witnesses will say he attacked you first.

Yes, at some point in each of our lives we need a good, solid, ass-kicking. Still, it's not your job to hand them out. Jail time sucks. Fines suck. Lawyers charge way too much money. Lawsuits can screw your financial life up severely. If you really do need to beat someone's ass make sure that there are no witnesses, or that the witnesses will say he attacked you first.
ahhh yes, there is true wisdom, my son
the wise man always sets up his alibi beforehand.

Yes, at some point in each of our lives we need a good, solid, ass-kicking. Still, it's not your job to hand them out. Jail time sucks. Fines suck. Lawyers charge way too much money. Lawsuits can screw your financial life up severely. If you really do need to beat someone's ass make sure that there are no witnesses, or that the witnesses will say he attacked you first.

Yeah, that's the point. Just sometimes I wish I still believed it was my job. I miss the good old days when I was convinced it was. Because some people really need to feel the pavement on their face.

Less wise? If I were any less wise I'd end up getting myself killed if I went near the kitchen. Or the living room. Or the bathroom. Or outside. Or anywhere.

As for giving someone a good ass kicking, violence is never the answer to anything, except self-defence. Besides, they might be better than you at ass kicking :D.