Romans 12:17-21 NASB Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Assuming everything is as it seems that's an appropriate reaction. However:
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” There is something incredibly important to understand, not just about battles but about life in general: much of what we and other people do is based on perception. It’s not what is, but rather what we think is.
Thus, many battles are really games of deception. Each side tries to trick the other into making a mistake by showing them a different face. It is to your advantage if you can misperceive your opponent to never attack your weak points and to unknowingly run into your strong points.
Sun Tzu says:
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
In this way, you foil your opponent's plans. They attempt to strike you at what they think is a weak place (because you’ve misperceived them) but turns out to be one that you can easily defend. Or when you appear strong on the surface they avoid attacking you altogether because they think they’ll lose (but really it’s a weak point that you’re hiding).
Be aware of these surface-level interpretations. Understand how people think and use that to your advantage by presenting a face that is in your favour
It's still possible that this is an art of war tactic to make them think they have won, but we'll see. Everyone was convinced that we were going to be going into another war in the Middle East and there was going to be a draft and stuff and then that didn't happen. So it's probably worth holding out some hope at least.
Kagi to the rescue The **piano player in the video about singers who think they're the main character is TikTok user @_symphonique_**. This user is known for humorous public piano performances, often featuring interactions with singers who try to take the spotlight[^1][^2].
At some point I realized that the main ingredient that I was benefiting from in Game Fuel was L-Tyrosine and so I started buying that in capsule form instead.