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Question: Is it ever right to turn weakness into a weapon!.!.!.!?
for instance to emphasize the fact that you're being wronged while others enjoy their happiness!? to transform your humiliation into moral superiority!? Www@QuestionHome@Com


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My first reaction to this question of anyone turning weakness to weaponry came as "appalling"!. Almost instantly, however, my mind began to site instances in my own life where I had been forced into doing just that!. I say forced because it's not an approach to survival I choose to embrace!. There have been times when I was kicked down and had to come up swinging in order to defend myself!. I speak metaphorically here, of course!. So, yes, there can be times when such action is warranted so long as it's for betterment out of an unpleasant or unfortunate situation!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Weakness can not be turned into a weapon but for a short while or for one or two initial instances!. The weakness would get worse that way because it is being either hidden or misused rather than being addressed in the proper way!. Moreover, it can only be done opposite those who love us, but if done repeatedly, it would run the risk of weakening the love itself!. The only way to deal with a weakness, whether of the body or of the mind, is to remove it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

All's fair in love & war I guess!.
In the dream, the guy is likeable, he doesn't know the situation in full or what I am going through, he is innocent really!.
I am suppressing the urge to physically attack him!.
I know I could throw him out the window & most would call me right, if I emphasise the parts of the story that others would agree is wrong!.
I mean on Jerry Springer I would be the good guy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This question makes me immediately think of Those People who brag by complaining!. By complaining, you're showing how put-upon you are and how everyone should pity "poor" you!. By bragging, you're trying to make others feel bad by showing them how much better your life is than their's!. Combining the two is a twisted way of turning your supposed wretchedness into a point of pride - and vice versa!.

(Please yell at me if I ever become one of Those People!)

You know the type - "I can't find someone to look in on my cat, so I'll worry the whole time I'm in Jamaica", "My kid only got 5 scholarships, I don't know how I'm going to afford to send her to U of M", "I finally gave in and bought my wife that grandfather clock she wanted - even with the sale, it cost me over $3,000", etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Rather than a weapon, it is also possible to turn into a shield so that acts that are humiliating lose their effect!. Using these situations as a weapon is to engage in revenge!. Revenge feels good, but leads to very unfortunate circumstances for the person who seeks it!.

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Manipulating the feelings of others for your own benefit never works in the long run!. You can only be humiliated if you allow yourself to be!. Just shrug it off with an "Oh, well!.!.!." and you're no longer a victim!. They hurt you because they see it gets to you!. Don't let it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

" Vallavanuku Pullum Ayutham", meaning A smart man needs no weapons!

If we fall down on the (green weak plant) grass by ourselves should we take sickcle!?

We should know how to supply fodder out of it!

Cows eat fodder and gives pure milk without partiality!


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i have a sore finger so if you could just get me a glass of water that would be awwwesome, see how stupid that sounded!. it's up to the people who aid them, if they were to quit aiding them they would be just fine,Www@QuestionHome@Com

Everything is right and fair when honorably defending yourself!.

I find that completely ignoring people who try to offend me to be very effective!. If someone feels invisible & ineffective, they start to question themselves!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There is a time and a place for almost everything!. What starts out as self-defense can turn into righteous indignation (which can become a formidable weapon, especially for a writer)!. Www@QuestionHome@Com