Tru..I n I still have to be able to ifend Iself and I n I family if required. Non-violent but no pushover. The wisdom lies in knowing the times I is in and how to act or react. Just like fire, guns serve a constructive and a destructive purpose. Guns have been used to fight against oppressors e.g H.I.M and Ethiopian citizens against Italian aggressors, Maji Maji rebellion against colonisers in Tanzania, Mau Mau warriors against the British colonisers and African collaborators etc.
As King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes:
A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
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