Ben,Ben wrote:This is just the result of your own projection, Hanzze. Your attitude towards guns is shaped by your own aversion.Hanzze wrote:What is healthy with it? Beginning from it's very roots, it's a playfully training for a propose and it's not for the sake of right concentration.Ben wrote: What about the healthy pursuits of target shooting and trap shooting??
kind regards,
Ben
What does one feel if he hits the center? Victory? Pride?
There I need to think on another story with my brother about 10 years later. He joined shooting club of the police and was very successful (even state champion) and full into it. I was visiting him and he took me on the shooting range. I don't like guns, but well. Then he liked me to try it, never had a real weapon in my hand. Uhh, I had real respect. Then he wanted me to shoot at the target which was in the form of a human. I did not like to see or even imagine that, so I just focused on the center. Bang, bang, bang. I could not see what was the result and was not interested. I even did not ask and leave them alone. Later on I was wondering why my brother did act so strange toward me and did not speak. After a while I heard him talking with his friend: "He even does not know what a Glock is, comes here and excels my leading club standard."
I knew it was no good idea... so just a kind of final confirmation.
Its a healthy pursuit because it develops concentration and skill and is a technically challenging sport.
What one does one feel if he hits the centre? That is the realm of speculation.
As to your brother's dismissal of your lack of knowledge - people like that are everywhere and not limited to the shooting range.
kind regards,
Ben
it might be that you projection is that I never was used to it. Beside guns, I don't think that there was any form of sport beginning from throw balls at cans, to darts, sling, arch, crossbow... I didn't enjoyed when I was younger. As to my brother, I hit the red three times and that was a slash into the face with was not intended.
I know the joy very well, the reasons, the feeling, the motivation...
My attitude toward weapons (in connection with Buddhist practice) has just to do with much real experiences also outside of the game world. I am used to have peoples with automatic weapons in front of my house. And people shouting animals in the back. A static object is boring and it does not need long till we use our talents for something "useful" and "good"
Just watch the feelings and intentions.