A tiny ember with enough time and fuel can cause even the greatest forests to be destroyed. All people in the world are made to not to like to lose… its human nature, none of us like to lose or fail in a task that we set out and are determined to finish. And like many people totally humiliated by defeat, the ire and the hope of vengeance grows with every succeeding day and like a cornered tiger become willing to fight with nothing to lose. Is it then not better then to destroy your enemy before they have a chance of revenge?
In Chinese history, there is a woman who was part of the royal harem of the emperor. She was Wu Chao. Fearing for her position and life of pleasure, she quickly did what she could to make sure she gained favor from the son of the emperor. Though, following Chinese law, after the death of the emperor she was sent to a convent for supposedly the rest of her life. She smart though and was able to keep in contact with the emperor’s son, the new emperor. After returning to the palace, she quickly made friends with the emperor’s wife while still sleeping with the emperor in which she bore a son. During of the empresses’ visits, Wu Chao smothered the chills and blamed the murder on the empress in whish led to the execution of the empress and the instatement of Chao as empress. With the emperor being accustomed to a life of leisure, he instated her with all imperial power. Later again, with her fearing that the emperor had favor on her niece, she poisoned her niece’s food. Then as her sons grew older, she either killed or had them exiled one-by-one, securing her place of power long after the death of the emperor.
Wu was able to keep her power for so long because she had no mercy for anyone that might threaten her position. She destroyed her enemies as soon as she suspected a threat, giving them no time to retaliate. She was ruthless and cunning.
Is that also not how we are supposed to act in the face of opposition? To prevent future aggression against us, we have to destroy the source of the aggression before it get to strong, not just physically, but psychologically. All hope must be taken away from them and destroyed. Is that not the smarter action? To crush your enemies totally?
