I have seen wild animals hunt on TV. How they lock on to the weakest in the herd by lurking in the background. How they chase the one they have singled out relentlessly. At last the prey gives up exasperated or is pushed into some corner that it can't escape from. That's when the predator attacks at the point the prey is most vulnerable at which usually happens to be the neck. At last the kill is made and the victorious beast feasts on it.
I have also noticed monkeys mark their territory and proclaim to be the alpha in the herd by thumping their chests. We too are aggressive in groups and fight for dominion and superiority. If our views are snubbed upon it's the worst thing to come upon us.
One would think humans would have evolved but most of us are essentially the same. We argue and fight for our views like wild animals that hunt. We would wait for the other person to slip and verbally attack them where it hurts the most. All that matters is sticking to our precious stands and defending our mistakes with hypocrisy and convoluted logic.
I pondered on what it is that's amiss in humans that these patterns of behavior repeat over and over across a person's lifetime and through generations. There are two major things common across individuals having low emotional quotient that resort to such crude behavior:
1) Lack of empathy:
Most people are so full of themselves that they fail to see where the other person is coming from. The art of switching off ones minds raging monologue and trying to step into another's shoes can resolve almost all conflicts.
2) Lack of humility:
One would think that experiences like that of a verbal conflict are registered in the brain and one learns from them.
But someone wise once said, to learn anything you need great humility. The same person also said that one who proclaims to be humble or enlightened is not so.
Such individuals have a strong identification with their views which completely blocks any sensible learnings. Humility is the ability of keeping ones intellect aside and being able to listen to the other completely.
Above all being able to witness everything impartially needs a deep sense of self awareness. Hope people meditated on their rage instead of 10 mins slots in their favorite escape pods in mornings and evenings.
