"Since war is an act of violence based on irreconcilable disagreement, it will invariably inflame and be shaped by human emotions."
There are things worth fighting for even if you don't feel like fighting in the moment. And there are things that are not worth fighting for no matter how much you feel they should be fought.
The difficulty is waging war for what's worth fighting even when you don't feel like it and withholding warfare over matters not worth fighting especially when you feel like it..
For an example of boots on the ground application, consider the war of of imposing your will upon your children, what is commonly called, "child-rearing," or "parenting"
“Your emotional state might feel like disciplining when you should not, or it might feel like not disciplining when you should, so you cannot base discipline on the state of your emotions. In order to teach obedience, your disciplining must be itself obedient and disciplined” - Douglas Wilson, Why Children Matter, p. 42
Every war without is attended by a war within.
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