What is violence? is it the abuse of force/power? or the unconscious in us that this abuse springs out of? is it the act or the intention? is it a state of being? the alienation and separation we feel with each other? and nature? and with our inner Self? is it pain? can we heal out this? is it de-humanizing? to the oppressor even more than the oppressed? is violence ignorance?

What is non-violence? is it the path or the destination? is it an idea? a tactic for creative problem solving? a strategy to obtain our desired goals? or is it a complete surrender to the quest for truth? can such a surrender be clouded with our expectations of desired outcomes? is non-violence emotional blackmail? is it a 'weapon'? or is it love? can love ever be a 'weapon'?

is violence taking us all down to extinction? is non-violence our only redemption? if so, what are we doing abt it? WHAT CAN WE?