A Harmless Man is NOT a Good Man - Jordan Peterson
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is an author, psychologist, online educator, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. The Jordan B Peterson podcast frequently tops the charts in the Education category. He has written three books, Maps of Meaning, an academic work, presenting a new scientifically-grounded theory of religious and political belief, and the bestselling 12 Rules for Life, and Beyond Order, which have sold more than seven million copies. With his wife, Tammy, Dr. Peterson’s international lecture tour has sold out more than 400 venues, providing live insight into the structure of mythology and narrative to hundreds of thousands of people. For twenty years, he taught some of the most highly regarded courses at Harvard and the University of Toronto, while publishing more than a hundred well-cited scientific papers with his students and co-authors.
This clip is from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's lecture - "2017 Personality 04/05: Heroic and Shamanic Initiations". Full lecture can be accessed here • 2017 Personality 04/05...
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Since releasing this video, I have received many messages expressing anger and disappointment that I would animate Jordan Peterson. My response is this: 1. Believe it or not the world does not revolve around you. I make these videos for my own personal growth, to help me on my own selfish journey. I am on a quest to become the wisest, kindest, most competent individual I can be. This is the content that resonates with my soul. If it resonates with you, great. If it does not, that's ok. Not every video will please everyone. Pleasing everyone is not my goal. 2. Jordan Peterson has supported this channel since the beginning. This is the 7th animation with him. If this video comes as a surprise to you, you haven't been here long. 3. Jordan Peterson has helped me through some bitter times. Before I discovered him, I was filled with resentment. I thought that if the world changed, things might get better for me. From Jordan Peterson I learned the most valuable fundamental lesson - I needed to change...and this was the only thing I had any control over. I found that with small incremental improvements to myself, the world around me improved. The kinder and more responsible I became, the more freedom and opportunity opened up to me. This is but one small lesson that has had a profound impact on my life.
He's great and it's another wonderful video from you! Thanks very much :-)
Savage on, through and through. You wield and sheath your sword masterfully, as with your choice of words and visualization.
The people who hate on him, are ironically the ones who most need him in their lives. All of one's problems, come from oneself. It can be very hard to come to terms with that, and many won't. We've got thousands of years of social rule/interaction experience and snowflakes who think it doesn't apply to them, nothing new as there are always outliers and fringers. Radicals can make good progress against an unjust regime, or they can make bad progress against a just regime. When common sense becomes radical, then we're clearly on the wrong path.
Jordan Peterson ROCKS! To all the people telling other people what to do and what not to do - you're out of line. You don't have to like it! Grow a pair and find your dang inner monster. Maybe you won't be so whipped by what others think and do.
>1. Believe it or not the world does not revolve around you No, it actually does.
“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden, than a Gardner in a war” -Miyamoto Musashi
Great words I live by.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for otherwise good men to become harmless.” -Edmund Burke [mostly]
#when_gardeners_are_braver_than_warriors also known as "i would rather be overqualified on an easy task than under qualified in front of a great challenge" (i.e. playing the game of life at the easiest difficulty 😂)
I love that!! Thank you for sharing :) ~Keep it jazzy~~~~~>💓°•○☆💕
@@digitaltrip420 Integrity vs Regret will emerge later in life. What is so valuable about the INTEGRITY overlooked in this aphorism?
The difference between the words "peaceful" and "harmless" is one of the greatest lessons you will ever learn in your life. That is if you are capable of knowing the difference.
"In times of peace, never forget the possibility of war. In times of war, never forget compassion"
Some are not lucky enough to live long enough to learn it.
It takes a bit of looking through the timelines to get the original definition. Words change throughout life. Might as well look back to see where it began. Stay dangerous my friends. 8:47
Words to survive by. 🤝
The last thing i wanna do.. Is to hear this MONSTER.. 😂
That's the lesson my dad taught me. "Don't you ever deliver the first punch, but be the one who is capable of delivering the last one".
My mother said, "If you get into a fight at school you will not get in trouble unless you lose"
But you’re gonna get in trouble either way… in school, if a bully is picking a fight with you or if they throw the first punch and you finish the fight you’re the one who’s gonna get punished
@@nsasupporter7557would you rather be punished for protecting yourself or dead
@@Saberfighterx well I’d rather be punished for protecting myself… I’m just making a point that you’ll get in trouble if you actually do protect yourself. So I’m really just complaining… it’s BS! You shouldn’t be punished for defending yourself
@@nsasupporter7557 yeah it really is crazy to be punished for self defense
"Truth sounds like hate to those that hate the truth."
Is that your original aphorism?
"Intelligence without wisdom is like a boat without water." -Yours Truly. After Skool disappoints me. They've done so good in the past....Alan Watts, Ram Dass...wisdom, wisdom, wisdom. How can they not see through Jordan Peterson? A man who intellectualizes everything trying to seem as though he has wisdom, but he does not. My qualifications? You have no reason to believe it, but I am the prophesied return of the biblical prophet Elijah. Peruse my publications, if you dare.
@@tomrhodes1629and here's this guy espousing his own form of "wisdom" See you through you too, bud
@@tomrhodes1629 J Peterson has been advising on the content of this channel for a long time, and you've been eating it up. Today you hear his voice, and you're suddenly feeling all kinds of butthurt? Hilarious. 🍿
@@tomrhodes1629 Speaking of "intelligence", how many jabs did you get there Tom? 😉
I had a hard childhood followed by 10 years in the military. It’s a hard thing when the monster comes out and my first instinct is to be ashamed that it existed inside me. The older I get I realize it’s an old friend looking out for me… just make sure it plays by your rules and not the other way around.
I played football from neighbor's yard to Natonal Champion's stadium. From wide receiver to Strong Safety. From last scholarship signed to MVP. From potential All-American to ignored by the press senior starter. From perfect season to free to live a common life. I played against two future Heisman winners; one who won two Heisman awards. My teammates are famous World Champions. My niece was America's first World Champion for three years(not football). I play by the rules but I have no regrets. I avoided being "owned" by organized crime. They play by rules I could never follow. I played for the love of the game, and the love of my creator. No regrets. I know the monster on the inside, and please don't mess with him. I keep him in a cage, at 12,000 feet below the surface.
Never be ashamed.
My background is different, but I also don't view my monster as bad: My mum took ill when I was about ten; I had to toughen to cope. Mum said a darkness came over me; the tough guy was not the monster I call him the General, strangely enough I think the monster came out to deal with the intimate tasks, it wouldn't have bothered him, he sees everyone as a child: "just a wee girl soiled her pants', plus he was strong enough to move her, I wasn't; I don't remember. I've never been in the military, so he has only been in one 'man' fight, unavoidable; if he pops up before the fight they don't happen. His voice is bass enough to 'shake' the walls, and he's apelike, a ball of instinct; terrifying to most: He met my sister once, it took him a while to recognise her: "Your ma wee sister', he said, 'I've no seen you fur years', he gave her a hug. He'd seen her recent, and she's his big sister, he's a ficking idiot; though he's very protective of non bad people; maybe shared too much.🙄
@@craigpurcell6432 Good story!
There is one thing I feel the need to add; your profile picture makes me miss my cat. Davies irreplaceable though, feral and half wild, could get a wee girl cat though.
It's the same thing as courage. Someone who has no fear is not courageous. It is the person who has fear but overcomes it, is courageous. Think about it.
*I VERY MUCH DISAGREE. FEAR AND COURAGE ARE INCOMPATIBLE. GERMAN SOLDIERS FEARED HITLER. THEY HAD NO REAL COURAGE. THEY DID WHAT THEY DID OUT OF FEAR OF HITLER. SOPHIE SCHOLL HAD NO FEAR. SHE HAD GREATER COURAGE THAN EVERY SOLDIER IN THE GERMAN ARMY DURING WORLD WAR TWO IMHO.*
fear is the place we go to learn. It's a part of our survival instinct. Those who have no fear, also have no sense to stay out of danger and end up hurting themselves unnecessarily.
@@starscreamthecruel8026 Where did you come up with that? From a Chinese fortune cookie. You are making a juvenile mistake of confusing rational precaution with fear.
@@dunexapa1016 Not a fortune cookie. I think one of my past therapists told me it. She told me that fear was natural because it keeps us safe and stops us taking unneceessary risks and that people without fear are reckless. She also told me that the reason I thought I had low self esteem and confidence is because I had surrounded myself with assholes. I dont eat fortune cookies, they don't taste of anything at all. Phrases like that are used by therapists because they are easy to remember, then they explain after.
@@dunexapa1016what would be the difference between Stupidity and courage?.... Words are not good at describing psychology.... If you have no fear then you must be suicidal.... Normal people have fear.. If not then somethings wrong...
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” ~ Miyamoto Musashi
Throughout my fifteen years in the infantry, I learnt that soldiers must have controlled aggression and NCO’s and JO’s must have courageous restraint. If you can be the monster, it is essential that you can control it. Thank you, Dr. Peterson, and After School.
This is the reason why modern and educated nations prefer signing peace treaties rather than recreating WW2. Voluntary control is diplomacy.
C Co 1/30 3ID Wild Boars!
Wow. 👀
Jordan Peterson says everyone is a monster and they should control the monster. Guess the meek won't inherit the Earth...
@@saintkaaz9710 Strange, I’ve read somewhere that the “meek” Jesus had the courage, power, skills and will to defeat the greatest monster.
When you realize conventional life is based on fear and learn to not be afraid anymore you can see everything clearly. You become yourself and lose expectations of the outside world. You become truly happy.
Jordan is all about fear!
This is good! 🔥
You don't get less afraid. You just get braver - Jordan Peterson
Being 38 years old, I can personally testify to the fact that taking on a stronger, less agreeable, more masculine approach when dealing with people in both my personal and professional life; has yielded more favorable results than following the mantra of “be nice to others and they won’t take advantage of you” that I was raised under! God bless Jordan Peterson
I also follow the carnivore diet like jordan. It has made me leaner, stronger and sent my testosterone very high. It leaves me with a manly confidence where i maintain eye contact, i dont start a fight, but i make the other guy look away and back down.
A few months ago I lost my mother. I had already mentally prepared myself for losing both my parents due to life being life. It's still hurts like nothing I've ever experienced before however in the moment I was able to be a support for my brothers and sisters. That really meant a lot
I lost my dad in '15 and I spent the last 2 1/2 months with him. I thought I'd prepared but there is no preparing. 1 lost my mother the year after that. Then, the year after that my only sibling, my baby brother. At that point, I believe I left my body. I was there to bury them all. I had help with my dad, and my brother and I buried my mom together, but I was the only one left to bury my brother. I did everything and it was a nice funeral. I went on autopilot because I'd left my body. This was in '18. 3 years and my family was gone. It took 5 years of walking through hell before I climbed out but climb out I did. It could have gone either way. Fortunately, my dad made a fighter out of me. You HAVE to be to make it sometimes. You have to know yourself because if you don't, you'll never find it when you've lost it. And it will happen.
My condolences for all your loss. I don't know if you ever heard of Eckhart Tolle but you might find his teachings interesting. All the best.
@@RobertF- Thank you for your kindness. I have listened to him on occasion and find him very wise.
I believe your statements to be true. Thank you for sharing your wisdom & story after such deep loss. Best wishes. ❤
@@Fido-vm9zi Thank you.
God bless you. I can relate to your comment my friend. I just lost my only son a week ago he was 21 years old. I fought his hole life to make sure i was there for him no matter what. And now i am in that dark place in hell fighting to save myself. I know exactly what you mean by leaving your body and goin on auto pilot. I am a warrior i can not lose even though i have lost. I will win this fight and be better then i was before.
The only thing more powerful than our evil is the ability to control it and make executive decisions to grow, not hurt.
lol
@@monogramadikt5971 When the fool hears of Tao, he laughs. If the fool did not laugh, it would not be the Tao. -Lau Tzu
Yes. Theravada Buddhism places high value on harmlessness (ahimsa) and was central to the teachings of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. These men were strong enough to change the course of history for the better. The Dhamma has stood the inquiry and practice of some 2,500 years. I doubt Jung (whom I admire) will survive a fraction of that time, let alone Peterson and his oversimplification of Nietzsche. And on a lighter note, but still in earnest, I have observed that men who teach ''the monster'' (7:45) are always skinny pencil necks or like that ridiculous Madison Cawthorn (be glad if you don't recognize the name), Greg Abbott et al. are in wheelchairs. Men who have known real violence, wish only to be freed of the haunting memories, so that they can grow. Peterson's ''faux Nietzsche'' appeals to a generation that has not known real violence- just CGI gore and video games.
@@meetontheledge1380 you're the one who pretends to know violence, yet you only fear violence because you never mastered your own capacity for violence. Buhdidarma is fierce, yet you're the fool to mistake his mastery as rejecting violence. Hell, you're a bigger fool than you could realize, when you would arrogantly believe that you can speak for great men who's now dead.
Give it a rest, Sparky.
This is a great video. We all teach our children to not bully or start fights. But what the hell do you do when the bully attacks you? As President Theodore once said, “speak softly, but carry a big stick”. This is a great channel.
I got belted when I was 5, and went crying to my dad's best mate Ken, he said stop crying and go get him. So I went and rubbed his face in the mud, I still remember realising that you don't let people do that to you, good on you Ken, life lesson learned.
Become so strong nothing can hurt you even if you dont fight back. Fighting back is having fear, on what can happen to you/someone else if you dont. You stop having fear when you dont even need to fight, because you know nothing can hurt you
This Roosevelt quote is about American imperialism and interventionism, it’s literally about threatening to bully your interlocutor if he doesn’t agree to your terms. It doesn’t really work in this context does it
@PorthoGamesBR I've taught my kids to not start fights, but to finish them is their responsibility.
@PorthoGamesBR This is very humble, not exactly true, though. War and violence is real and even if you don't fear death, you're not good to yourself or your loved ones dead. I know that's kind of an extreme notion, Just saying to turn the other cheeck is not always the answer. To be fearless can avoid conflict usually maybe thats what was meant?
This has got to be one of THE best channels on KZhead. Thank you for always delivering such invaluable information in such a magical way ✨👏
Never take advice from a drug addict and deeply depressed psychopath. Hitler told his Nazi followers that they should be monsters.
Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
^Incorrect.🖕
@@spanqueluv9er Cry harder Vaxxer. Atta BOY
But the best Is to be a gardener in a garden
I wish I had been taught this when I was a kid. We can't afford being naive
Why not?
The very nature of childhood is naivety. It is the nature of discovering your identity. Adults make awful parents by nature. The obsession with control and conforming is the death of individuality and freedom.
That is not exactly the ideea of the video. Is ok to be curios and to be nice and to be welcoming to other people. But also keep your eyes open, be carefull and think for yourself... . Most people are not evil, some can be scared . But some are just to damaged or just plain evil.
The flaw is in the assertion that competence in self-defense is cruelty. Doing the minimal harm required to re-establish justice in response to injustice is not cruelty.
I will forever be thankful for Jordan Peterson. “12 Rules For Life “ was literally life changing for me. “Aim to be the man everyone can turn to at your parent’s funeral”. That gave me a new outlook on life when I needed it most.
I took the advice on death seriously a few years ago. It was eye opening though as I had to take command around my grandfather's deathbed because everyone else was falling apart, but then the whole family were projecting their inability to cope onto me, and at that point I realised that for my entire life I'd been the family scapegoat. Made it easier to cut them all off and my life has just been improving ever since.
Pruning the family tree, before it prunes you🙏✝️🙏
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This is actually the exact opposite of what you were meant to do. What you have done is run away and hide instead of taking on the challenge voluntarily. Why are you bragging about this absolute failure? Learn from it, do better next time.
@@RatioOfOne A statement made in stunning ignorance of the extent of the situation.
it takes courage to break your chains, don't listen to that fool @RatioOfOone
"Hell is the place where the person you are, meets the person you could have been"
That's an awesome line.
Hell is what nonvegans do to innocent animals: Dominion (2018)
@@VeganSemihCyprus33…. Then all carnivorous animals belong in hell. Beware that hell isn’t actually the place for false judges who deny the reality of creation.
This is what I take Kurtz, in Conrad's Heart of Darkness, to mean when he references ''the horror'' as he dies. There are other interpretations, of course. But a good portion of the novella involves the narrator marveling over the genius and talent of a man who then succumbs to doing great violence to himself and everyone around him, acting as a beast. As Kurt's life flashes before his eyes, he passes judgement on himself as one who has abysmally failed to realize his higher self.
Tell that to the folks in Ukraine and Gaza. Your definition of hell is what is known as a platitude. When you live in the most privileged time in the most privileged societies, you're not going to actually know how difficult life can be. But yeah, keeping on being edgey I guess.
I suffered a difficult childhood of physical and psychological abuse. I discovered the lurking monster inside when I was a boy in the Navy and when drunk, allowed the monster to reveal itself. Almost killed a shipmate and have been terrified to ever drink again as I know what I'm capable of. Now, at 80 years old, I'm glad I've consciously controlled the monster inside throughout my life. The consequences of letting it out scare the shit out of me!
Drink mid strengths mate, and start late, never be the drunkest bloke in the pub, I have similar personality traits to you, as did my dad (Who also discovered his monster in the Navy), but we both enjoy a drink now and I understand my limits. Also, don't surround yourself with dickheads when you drink is a good idea, alcohol is the social lubricant of life, I think now at 80 you can enjoy a scotch without belting the postman. Get stuck in old man, it won't kill you.
When your drunk thats not the monster that your asshole coming out. END OF STORY!!!
@7:30 is humongous. When my mom passed away, we had the privilege of being prepared. I (even at the age of 7) was useful to my two younger brothers, two younger sisters, and my dad. We all couldn't be broken at the same time. But we could be (and still are occasionally regarding that trauma) useful to one another. We learned how to be strong. It took me a while to really dig deep into that but I am now 20 years later.
If you dont confront your shadow, and come to terms with it, you cant channel it in healthy ways. It shows up in all manner of strange, unpredictable ways that you have zero control over. Mental gymnastics, passive aggression, or worse, attacking things and people for no reason other than you dont know yourself.
Agree. I came face to face with my own shadows in a traffic incident 4 years ago. The past year I have spent endless hours in therapy to help me understand the 'unpredictable ways' that it manifested into my life. Destructive, debilitating ways. All of what you mention! There was little healthy life for me before the self-work. Thank you for putting it in words.
Can you guys please give examples of different ways in which it can manifest ?
@@Habibsayed18 Pain and darkness manifest in many different ways. Rage at yourself and those around you, an uncontrollable fire that burns in your chest just waiting for the moment you let your guard down so it can lash out at anything and everything around you. Self destructive behaviors such as overindulgence in alcohol, gambling, or other substances (also known as substance abuse), self harm or reckless risk seeking. There are many ways in which your darkness can show itself. It can be quite difficult to actually identify it until it's too late, and you hurt the ones you love. If you have the ability, speak with your family and friends. Talk to them about your concerns, and even if it may hurt, don't push away any criticism. You have to be able to acknowledge the worst parts of yourself if you ever expect to keep them in check. A lot of young life is about self discovery, and one of the most important discoveries one can make is what you are capable of. Even the most destructive power can be directed for something good. Best of luck on your journey, and I wish you well.
@@Habibsayed18- my husband never faced his demons and difficult childhood so he self-sabotaged relationships. He had an avoidant attachment style and would thus avoid conflict and commitment because he thought everyone was going to leave him first. He never trusted anyone and assumed everyone was out there to hurt him. Only until he realized he was doing this himself and that he only had himself to blame that he stopped the behavior. He realized that my son and I were not going anywhere as long as he worked on himself. Instead of assuming everyone was out to hurt him, he allowed himself to be vulnerable and love others. His fear of being hurt controlled much of his life. Without facing that fear, he was ruining relationships and almost ruined our marriage. Many ppl thought I was crazy for staying with him but there’s no guarantee that I was going to meet someone who wasn’t just as fucked up if not more and I believe in giving ppl a chance to redeem themselves. He really showed remorse and understanding that it was his fault. And I can work with that. Plus, I would do anything for my son to have both his parents together in his life. I came from a broken home and take marriage very seriously. I made a vow to stay with my husband in sickness and in health. Being with him while he figured himself out was the least I could do. If it didn’t work out, I could still look at myself in the mirror and say I tried. You can stay afraid your entire life or you can fight the demons in your life and help fight the demons your loved ones have. Things are worth fighting for. Most ppl give up never realizing they’ve given up bc they don’t face reality and then wonder why they’re so miserable. Don’t be the coward. Face reality. Face the demons in your soul. Face the darkness in your past. Might as well try to fight than not try at all.
Yeah. And at the top of that list is denial and projection, which the fascist types are infamous for. Always looking for someone to blame and demonize, while ignoring the face in the mirror.
The human conditioned is plagued by darkness. To become complete within ourselves, we can’t shy away from our shadow
That's why in any DnD adventure, I'm always wary of "good-aligned" characters.
And Jordan Peterson is the epitome of that darkness. How anyone can listen to this complete moron is beyond me.
@ReynaSingh You just used 19 words in order to say absolutely nothing whatsoever. Jesus.🤡💩🤦♂️🤷♂️👎
We are suppose to address it, integrate in a way that doesn't drive people away from us. So when I say integrate, I don't mean take part in the shadow characteristics, but by acknowledging they have these characteristics.
It's a little different with men. I could accidentally kill very easily. I must be in control at all times, I must recognize that I am a predator, and I must choose how and when to exert my strength. If I don't choose, my emotions will rule me, and I will destroy needlessly.
I'm 34 and lost both of my parents. My mother when I was deployed to Afghanistan. in 2013. & My father some years later in 2020 Covid. I haven't crumbled. I've seen and been through a hell of a lot on this earth. 'Some tough monster..' That is the best way I've heard my pain, heartache and suffering put. Thanks. ❤
not alone brother, thanks for your service.
@@fernandogarcia1022 Thank you. 🤝🏼💞🇺🇸
God bless you brother ❤
I LOVE THIS ILLUSTRATIONS! I particularly like the one where everyone is walking towards the oven/castle while one decides to get off the wide path towards the clean, beautiful mountains. I might even frame it.
7:00 I read somewhere that nightmares is the mind's way of mentally preparing you for the worst outcome.
there is nothing worst than wanting to fight against this world and suddenly realizing you have surrounded yourself with a whole bunch of cowards…. you are right it takes years to recover from that
Why would you want to fight the world? Maybe the problem is not the world, but you. When you attack you are projecting your own fear outward, and people like you and JP seek to find something to blame for your own unhappiness or emptiness so need to find justifications for it. JP blames gays, trans, POC, women- essentially anything unlike him because he was born with the idea that he is entitled to certain advantages at the expense of others. He’s a very weak man, an addict, homophobe, misogynist- regardless as the sad attempts to intellectualise his hatred, it’s ultimately himself that is the problem.
I got rid of them all
@@anonymousresistance123 me too
@@treybarnes5549 awesome. As we should have.
Hope y'all didn't leave any evidence😬 JK 😜. I hope justice is served to'ya cold, someday the doggs will find them they always do🐕🦺 👈👉👀
I have learned so much from Jordan Peterson. His words of wisdom really help. It has helped me and that's all I need.
@Afterskool : I needed to hear this loud and clear. I cannot thank you enough for this powerful content and as always this fantastic animation:) After years of narcissistic abuse and ptsd with other chronic health disorders, this was a beacon of hope and strength. Thanks again. Keep up your great work on helping hundreds and thousands of folks like me and my best wishes on your own journey.
The art of fighting without fighting
Akeido
"Show me some of it . . . "
"Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves." ~ D.H. Lawrence
That's called the 3ed generation curse.1st makes the road to success where no one has gone before the 2nd builds on that infrastructure. saying the whole time I want it better for my children & the 3rd Gen has everything handed to them & the piss it away with their false sense of entitlement.
Humans have always been slaves to the ruling class (according to their history). We are all slaves right now, property of whatever government corporation you live in. How do you know your a slave? Try not paying taxes and find out.
Reminds me of a saying I'd seen attributed to an Arab sheik in the 2000s. "My grandfather rode camels, I drive in an armoured car. My son's drive range rovers. I fear though their sons&grandsons will end up back on camels" Another is "lean time's lead to strong society's. Strong society's engineer for us easy time's. Easy time's though lead to weak people, who in turn lead us right back into the hard time's"
Thank you and Dr. Peterson very much for this video. I’ll carry this message with me always!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and this is so true. Thank you for reminding me as well 🙏🏻 God bless you sir
Absolutely loved the animation and narration, a very powerful and clear informative message. Please do more. Thank you ❤🙏🏻
Very beautifully explained by jordan Loved it You nailed it man 👏👏👏
I love that last quote. It's thought provoking
Amazing illustrations, I really enjoyed watching. Thanks
The things Peterson says about being dangerous and in control of it describes what I knew about myself from early adulthood. The enlightening part of this for me is that before it was explained in this way, I just thought there was a good chance I was unstable, now I know I've always been, by this definition, a good man
Brilliant presentation - as always
Brilliant collaboration. Thank you.
One of the most beautiful videos I've seen in my life, thank you Jordan Peterson and thank you After Skool 🙏🏻
"truly strong people are kind"
Or......truely kind people are also strong!
And they are vegan as well: Dominion (2018)
@@VeganSemihCyprus33that’s stupid
Earned my sub just for how you handled this. Keep being you.
This kind of hit home greatly especially with the drawings.
Very happy with this clip! ❤ love him. You help peoples capture those tought ideas with imagery. It truly help.
Yes. Although it is very virtuous to not want to cause harm to others, when faced with a threat, the choice to cause harm for the wellbeing of whatever it is you’re defending becomes much more apparent and it is better to have the capability to follow through with preserving what you value most rather than to become invaluable to what you most highly value. Great video and excellent analysis to help others understand what they need to perceive into themselves
I still prefer the "Become so strong you dont even need to fight" approach. If nothing can hurt you, you'll never need to fight back
@@PorthoGamesBR yeah so when faced with a fight then would you fight back or not fight back and let others do harm against you? If it’s the former then it’s the same concept used here but you wanted to word it differently. If it’s the latter then you would choose to be harmless and no one would take you seriously if you were to want them to stop doing something you feel they shouldn’t do
@@c.galindo9639 You dont need to fight back. I think is more intimidating if someone is trying their hardest to harm you but they cant even scratch you, because you are simply that stronger. Think of an ant vs an elephant. Even if the elephant never fights back against an ant, even if it just stay there while the ant bites it, do you think the ant is more intimidating than the elephant? Become so strong that nothing can harm you even if you dont fight back, and people will respect you more than if you did need to fight back.
@@PorthoGamesBR yeah but your whole perception of that is really not grounded in reality. Unless you are literally having a force field around you and someone who can physically harm you is going to do so then you either stay harmless or try to maintain the peace by showing them the errors of their ways. Unless you’re suggesting others do the dirty work for you then you can easily be a tyrant
@@c.galindo9639 Unless the places you go are filled with MMA fighters, is not that hard becoming strong enough to ignore most physical attacks (Except for guns but unless you have a gun too, good luck trying to fight back). Now, if you are talking about other types of attack like moral or psychological, then it is both harder and easier. Harder because is not just ignoring it, you need to be in a state where you dont even need to ignore, because it doesnt reach you at all, and i say by experience, people can tell the difference between someone who is trying to ignore and someone who doesnt even care. Easier because once you reach this state, yeah you pretty much made your mind impossible to break, so there is an end point, while for physical resistance you going to keep working your whole life, there is no end point. But is more about the mindset than actually reaching this point. Yeah, someone who can fight back is going to be respected and all, but someone who doesnt even need to fight back, that's real power.
Jordan Peterson makes people uncomfortable because he shines a light on that which we do not want to look at.. I know this from personal experience.. I used to be so triggered by what he said and there came a point at which I started to ask myself 'why is it that what he is saying rubs me the wrong way?'.. I have such reverence for this man. Thank you Afterskool
I felt the same way you did but still do. Something about him just rubs me the wrong way, he seems like a know-it-all fraud.
@@bls5160Something about him? What did he say that makes you feel that way? You didn't explain much.
@@bls5160are your feelings or your emotions getting in the way of your own good self,that might be of relevance, it did with me in the difficult moments,I found dealing with only one self prioritised thing at a time helped, ATB on your journey
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Thank you! That was visually and mentally powerful.
This litany took my fear away, i quote it to myself often :"I will not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. I will face my fear. I will let it pass through me. When the fear has gone, there shall be nothing. Only I will remain." Yes I know...Frank Herbert!
Excellent content , being Adult is not easy .
Being useful in the death (and the lead-up to death) of a parent sucks. Its incredibly difficult. However, i cant imagine allowing myself to be useless... Do I need help going through this? Yes. Do I ask for help? Yes. Will I stop doing what needs to be done? No.
That's great. You must be desensitized enough to function properly in the world. That likley means you have resources and no problem surviving yourself day to day. When you have what you need it helps you not be "useless". Good for you.
My dad just died and it's difficult to be that brutal useful soul. It's imperative that someone does it. Mom says I anchor her here. That's a tall order, but I bear the brunt willingly and with love, in honor of my dad's memory. I had 2 dads in this life and both meant the world to me. I didn't do as well when my bio dad died. I force myself to think about what it will be like when mom goes. I will become the elder at that point and crumbling isn't an option, of this I am already sure.
@Fido-vm9zi I wish you the best. Resources are a challenge in my life, but my family long ago established our multigenerational household to make Resources more plentiful. Please don't give up because there are always ways and means. I'm working in building physical strength so I can build structures myself in our version of a homestead. We keep hens, buy local meats, and my gardens are usually the envy of our community. I decided years ago to try to produce all I can. So far, so good. Please don't ever give up. Never give in. There are solutions, but you have to find the ones that work for you and keep practicing 😉 🙂.
Thank you...Cruel to be kind is what comes to mind❤
The animation is helpful to me because I’m a visual and hands on learner. Just listening to one speak, I don’t absorb it as well as with the animation. This helps me to see it as it’s being spoken. I appreciate that.
J'ai eu une éducation catholique, j'ai aussi souffert d'abandon, de grande solitude étant enfant et je n'ai pas été préparée à affronter la vie, comprendre ou déceler l'ambivalence des êtres et la toxicité et la malveillance de certains. La vie s'est chargée de m'ouvrir les yeux parfois extrêmement durement.J'ai appris à me defendre et même si j'ai tendance a être trop gentille, je ne suis plus une victime !
Thanks for sharing this video with me Jordan. As a man who born into farming animals and hunting animals later being a soldier I realise why thus video is so important to me....I hope other men take heed to listen and to also listen to their inner voice we all know gets suppressed as we enter the real world expected not to see the evil in the other. Men, keep up the good fihht! ....be strong if not for others then for yourselves but only ever for good.
What a powerful video. Thank you
I didn’t realize it until this video. In a way this is what I often put myself through when I think of my negative past experiences, more so when I’m working out. Thanks
Thank you for this video and having Dr. Peterson apart of the show!! I needed to hear this.
Thank you. We should see this video frequently. This remember me that I cannot avoid my problems, i have to face it and solve it. Remember me that i have to be prepared to face difficulties in my life and i have to be able to be that person who can carry on my family in a emotional manner. Thank you again for this video. We can choice how to face our life.
I'm with you here. Luckily I have vigour and have battled my own shibboleths with aplomb and success: but lets also bear in mind that many of our fellows lack the confidence or prowess to have those choices. The sign of a good society is how we - the strong - support the most vulnerable.
Love your teachings
It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war
I've actually been thinking this for a while, I definitely have a violent streak in me, have always had that, but I don't think I've ever really started a fight. Being able to stand up for yourself is freeing, it allows you to be truthful. How many men and women change when they get married, why? They are scared to stand up to the partner, which means they become the lesser of the marriage. Choosing when to stand up for yourself is the hard part, and it's something I'm working on, but I'll be damned if I am going to suffer fools, life is too short. I'm just trying not to be the fool.
Everyone on this planet is a fool compared to God, and what do you think he does all day? He suffers us, he is the longsuffering, patient god. We should suffer and forgive as he would do with us. Weren't the 12, fools compared to Christ? Yet he loved them regardless; the same with us if we will repent of our sins.
Very Wise and Informal Video, Thank you!
Thank you sir. I needed this.
Being aware of how much damage you can do and only using it when you must is morally responsible.
simple and common sense, yet I learn so much, also kudos to the graphic designers, I love the Lord of the Rings theme. 😁
I am very drawn to your work. Incredible.
Beautiful, important message! Please keep spreading this far and wide.
Thankful for you Dr Peterson. You are a beacon of light for many of us. A true human being. A champion. A hero in my book.
@@user-lb8nj7gs9n you hate on people smarter than you because you do not understand the truth. What a sad life to live for you.
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But also kinda a grifter
You know Petersen hates virtue signaling right? but cool, you do you.
"Beware of that monster called 'self-loathing'." - John Green ☝
This was wonderful, Peterson is brilliant and the art made it even more engaging! Awesome!
Thank you, thank you and THANK YOU!!!
The more the light of conscious awareness shines on what was once in the darkness of the subconscious, the more consciously aware and intentional one may sculpt one's life.
I think the trick is no one is truly “harmless”. We are all capable of good and evil. Also the “harmless” part means you shouldn’t be passive. The “dangerous” is being prepared to take action and face the challenge.
Idk... pretty sure it's talking about radical introspection... finding that part inside you that is screaming and thrashing in the cage you've locked it in... and instead of fearing it and keeping it locked away you embrace it... comfort it... incorporate it... and thus tame it... a person who keeps it locked away and fears it will forever carry the stench of fear and be easy prey for the monsters beyond oneself... But the good doctor has told me I'm a fucking idiot before so I could well be completely off base again... he and I disagree on hope... he says it's good... I say it's bad... to me, hope is the spice of life which serves to add depths of flavor to dispare...
I just want some stone soup once in a while ya know..?
Having just listened to your Alan Watts clips, im now trying to reconcile his thoughts with Petersons. Its not easy. Trust yourself rings true.
Well done and thank you.
I have learned so much about life because of the hardships I have endured. Dr. Peterson is one of today's great thinkers. Thank you for including him in your library.
He used to be but after his drug abuse and coma. He has become a bit brain damaged
I needed this today . There are some people thinking I am harmless... as a friend reminds me, there is power in the word YET.
this was incredible thankyou !
I like the subjects and themes, you present on this channel. Much better than simple entertainment
5:59 a coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.
I needed that, thank you.
Oh my word this was beautifully written, executed, and drawn. Thank oh so much for this work of art. You have a new subscriber
I love your videos. Thank you ❤
That covered a lot. I'll have to watch it again. Great graphics as usual :-)
Being prepared to defend oneself physically, is not so much about being to fight, but more about being able to stick up for oneself. Physical fights rarely happen, but being picked on, threatened, emasculated, and condescended happen all the time. This is less likely to happen if the aggressor knows that their “prey” can defend themselves if the conflict devolves into a physical altercation
thank you for enlightening me Dr. Peterson.
This was beautiful on so many levels. 👏
Jordan Peterson is a genius sharing his intellect with the rest of us for the greater good.
In order to gain virtue you need to be able to choose between good and evil, if you have no choice then you do not have morality. I find it mindboggling that most people aren't being taught these vital lessons from childhood.
And moral authority comes from God, who defines what is good and evil.
@@Momofukudoodoowindu LOL no, true Morality can only be objective, it doesn't come from anywhere, it's merely observed. Also, there are no gods, just cultist leaders pretending to speak on behalf of gods in order to control others through their beliefs.
@@pcaul8156 yes.
Jordan Peterson, you are loved. You give so much with your wisdom. Thank you for all you do.
This is very helpful, thank you
I like Jordan. Good words here. I've got complex PTSD, been suffering for years. I became very dangerous but the real fight was against my own fury because when I lost control all hell broke loose. I'm amazed no one got killed. I'm the shattered remains of a person now and I don't care if I live or die anymore. Yet I still drag myself towards awakening and knowledge as is anyone who chose to watch this video. I've had spiritual experiences and they can be devastating to your world view. After all, seeking enlightenment is an admission to yourself that you do not know the truth and must leave your life behind to attain it.
Hello, I am sympathizing here, got PTSD too, but I am on my way to recovery. Wishing you the same. What sort of spiritual experiences did you have ? The wrong king of experiences, or experiencing them too early, can shatter you, yes. But if they are experienced correctly, they get along perfectly with ordinary life. That's why I wonder. Take care.
@@AngrenHeryn Yeah, too much too early was the problem, but I'm getting help now too. Its a long story, but thanks for asking. All the best!
@@humanfromearth9671 Thank you !
Thank you and I am grateful for your content in these videos. Always very informative and appreciated.
Very good video, thank you!
i will keep groving... thanks jorndan. thanks life