Seonglae ChoThroughout human history, one clear lesson remains: there is no true peace without violence. Compromise and negotiation are not enough to stop violence. Only power can establish peace, especially if the goal is not just silence, but a lasting end to conflict.
Those who have experienced violence feel compassion when witnessing it, those who have perpetrated violence justify it, and those who have experienced both consider violence as something normal. To prevent violence from surpassing reason, society must establish rules that create a better world.
Childhood violence causes the hippocampus to shrink and the amygdala to enlarge, leading to antisocial behaviors like violence or falling in love with abusive partners. Adolescence is a period of brain reconstruction, during which various standards change. In adulthood, it takes more effort to change these patterns. Our brains continue to change even after childhood and adolescence, influenced by culture and society, affected by the thought and emotional patterns of those around us. As time passes, this has an increasingly greater impact than everything that came before.
