Yesterday I talked about this horrible incident at a German school and today there was a big article in our newspaper about this topic. I talked about this with my friends and our guests at the Ashram and some questions and topics came up. There was the question why nobody realized that this boy was so upset or aggressive. There must have been some indication that he needed support. Why was there nobody who could help him before this happened?
We read that the boy’s father was in a club where shooting is a kind of sport. But why is there a club where shooting is a sport? There are some ‘sports’ which are so violent that I do not understand why anybody likes doing that. Boxing for example. Where is the fun in hurting someone and why do people enjoy watching this violence and aggression? And how much money is in this sport! This modern wrestling which some people like to watch is even worse. WWF, it is all set up and a big drama of violence and aggression. And again, how much money goes to this, if you only see how many people pay for watching that! Why do people create a game, a sport, which is so destructive?
This is called a sport and it is entertainment shown in TV. With this you are planting the seed in a young mind that violence is fun, is entertaining. These sports and the way how people act remind of the time when mankind needed to fight for survival and only the strongest could survive. People are acting like animals, but even worse, because animals fight in order to have food and to survive. They protect their area and their children and this is how they fight but we don’t need this violence anymore. Why, otherwise, do we call ourselves civilized?
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Today’s food was sponsored by Celina, our friend from Germany. It is her birthday and the whole Ashram family wishes her all the best for a new year in her life.
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This made me curious and I looked up school shootings. Only two documented cases have had female shooters present. I wonder why this is? Do young men feel more pressure, are they braver, are they more misunderstood, are they taught to seek violence as an outlet?Whatever the answers one thing I know for sure is that someone should have seen the trouble in these young people. If even one person shows care… if these shooters had ever felt heard or seen by someone- I think there would have been many less shootings.
One reason for the violence and aggression in sports is the drive and energy of masculinity– testosterone. Violent sports take root in the days of Roman gladiators who killed each other for sport, or even earlier times. Notice that such violent sports are never characteristic of women…just men. It has been part of the human evolution to use sport as an outlet for masculine drive… but the time has come to teach peace, fairness, and sportsmanship, rather than brute violence. Over time, rules in sports have become more strict, which allow less physical aggression and violence…which is great! If we instill a sense of purpose and responsibility in our young men, they will understand how to use their strength and power for the good of mankind, rather than just destruction and violence.
I also can’t understand how people tend to like the combination of sports and aggression. How can someone enjoy watching this? I think watching TV in general should be because you want information or relaxation. And violent sports are neither informative nor relaxing.