What is strength?

We've reached the funeral of the man known for his serial killings and his savage defilements of local women. His crimes are unknown to most of the townspeople. Only a few relatives' of victims were wary of his record.



And a pained gentleman took it upon himself to unearth the man's crimes to the world. Unfortunately he underestimated the benefactors of his plan, however, and was jailed and executed for murder while the vile man's crimes maintained their secrecy among a few.


For this pained man there was no place for such an outpouring of emotion. A man should be wary of his anger and learn to tame it, regardless of his motives.


In the corner, a victim's brother stifles the snicker he longs to invest in such a joyous occasion. His hand is clenched and ready to strike the deceased man in his wake, his tongue is perched on his lip as he fights the urge to cheer the man's murder.


But this is no place for such an outpouring of emotion. A man should neither laugh nor regard crudely the man who killed his brother, and the victim's brother knows this.


A man's strength lies in his ability to override the nature of his humanity. By nature humans are weak. We have in us the tears to cry and we bear the voice to scream and the fists to punch. But these natural tendencies are displays of weakness.



Strength is the ability not to fight back in spite of pain and anger.
Hurt is a sign of weakness.

Strength is the ability not to cry
Tears are a sign of weakness

But this is natural to humanity.

Man's strength, therefore, lies in his ability to override the very nature of humanity.