Sheepdogs Keep the Wolves at Bay

George Orwell wrote, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing" writes,

"Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident."

If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen, a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf. But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero's path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.

Read LTC Dave Grossman’s whole article here.