by Ayodeji Alabi
Columnist Ayodeji
Alabi proves how all kinds of upheaval in the world is because of us forgetting
God. He writes: Violence is the exertion of physical force against a perceived
opponent, barrier or challenge, so as to kill, injure, weaken, overcome or
abuse. It is the application and /or display of intense, turbulent or furious
and often destructive action to achieve control and /or dominion in the event
of perceived opposition, either real or imagined, against a desired goal or
target. The intent of violence is, “to subdue or take by force, something”
(either justifiably, legally or morally, or otherwise), which is in contention
between two or more individuals or groups, including persons, communities,
nations, associations, professions, government and religions, etc. Synonyms of
‘violence’ include force, coercion, compulsion, constraint, and duress. Closely
related to these are fury, savagery, assault, attack, clash, onslaught,
rampage, struggle, tumult, and uproar. The only antonym of all the above is
‘peace’, which only synonym is ‘non-violence.’ It is also instructive to state
that the two, violence and peace, do not co-habit. Peace disappears where violence
exists, and vice versa. Peace is good, while violence destroys. Being ‘good’ is
a virtue which flows from the inside of a man through the infilling of the
Spirit of God.
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