“A Paradox” By Kendrik Arash Eaton
I remember the remarkable reasoning of a German biologist (of the ’40s) regarding doves and wolves.
He observes, when rival doves are confined into a small space, they peck at each other to death. That’s because they have evolved to be timid, and normally fly away to avoid conflict. So, he infers, they have not developed a sense of “mercy.”
Wolves, on the other hand, are fierce warriors. And yet, when a wolf exposes its neck to its rival during a fight, the fighting stops. He concludes, only those who know how to fight, i.e. who face the bloody consequences of a ruthless fight, develop a sense of mercy.
Kind hearts belong to warriors, not cowards. Cowards are, paradoxically, the most sociopathic and narcissistic.
