Stop Fighting

I am one to avoid violence and aggression as much as I can. While growing up, I would hate when my parents started to argue. I have never been involved in a physical fight with anybody else and probably never will. I'm terribly frightened of guns; so much so, that I constantly dream that I get shot. I'm a firm believer that wars are unnecessary and that violence doesn't solve much. On the other hand, there's people out there who rely on violence and aggression in every opportunity they get. I think that violence only makes the situation worst instead of giving a solution. I mean, of course, anger is a very common emotion but violence is not the way to get rid of it. 

So, why is it that many people recur to violence in the first place? I found this video in which forensic psychologist Laurence Miller, Ph. D., explains some of the reasons why people have violent behavior.

He explains that there's a primitive action for us to always be cooperative and competitive towards each other on items that we think are scarce. He also says that certain people are hard wired to be more impulsive and aggressive and that it goes back to their family genes, biological component. There's also an environment factor that influences the violent behavior; for example, if a person is predominantly violent but goes to a family that is stable and non-violent, the chances of that person being aggressive decrease. The last thing he mentions is that the society in which we live affects our behavior. There's some cultures that promote violence and aggression so people will act accordingly to their surroundings. 

To this, only one song comes to mind which is "Imagine" by John Lennon.