Are people really violent from nature?

The old people used to say 'humanity, good character', whoever is born is a good person. But is this really true?

We are homo sapien species, considered as the superior species in the animal world. We have written words, fire, tools and intelligence. We are educated that we must not break the law and respect the moral standards . However, deep down in human nature, there is still something that many people jokingly call "animalistic".

So what happens if people are free to do whatever they want without worrying about the law or any punishment?

A lot of experiments have been done to see how cruel our people are to our fellow humans. Thereby they also want to find out which agents can cause aggression and cruelty in people. Is there any way to prevent this?

1. Experiment of Marina Abramovic

The former Yugoslav artist, Maria Abramovic, did an experiment (or the performance she called) called Rhythm 0 in Naples in 1974.

Her experiment was to find out how people would treat others when they had superior power. The idea of ​​the experiment is simple: she allows people to do whatever they want with her for 6 hours.

Maria will stand still without protest while the audience has the right to use anything of the 72 things she puts on the table, including a rose, feather, perfume, honey, to scissors, nails, bars iron and even a gun got bullets .

At first, everything was very friendly, everyone respected, hugged her and gave her flowers. However when they realized that they had absolutely no responsibility whatsoever, as well as without any resistance, things began to deteriorate.

She had a hair cut, ripped her clothes, cut her skin. Even when the gun was placed on her head with her finger on the trigger, a scuffle took place.

Maria choked out, saying: "I want to show people how quickly people will return to their true nature when conditions permit. I have found that if I leave it to the audience to do anything, they can kill me ".

Indeed, just a simple experiment, Maria showed that even the most normal and healthy psychologists can harm others when they have the opportunity.

2. Bad influence from childhood

In many families, children have absolutely no right to decide anything, while some families give their children complete freedom.

This also leads to two contradictory results, with children growing up believing that everyone must follow their will or worse, they want to compensate for their childhood losses by making others suffer. Sounds very familiar right? It is really a motif of so many real crimes in society.

Freedom for children to develop is important, but setting limits for them is even more important.

From there we can see that a balanced solution is needed. Need to give children freedom but at the same time teach them how to respect others.

Famous Scottish educators, writers, Alexander O'Neal, through many studies, tried to explain to parents the very basic differences between freedom and excessive freedom for children. He always believed that consciousness was important.

For example, if the daughter wants to make a dress by herself, but taking the fabric from the jacket you like, that's impossible because it means that she has committed to another person's space and objects. .

But to encourage your interests, you can give a different hint, such as choosing a shirt that you no longer use.

Keep in mind that the development of freedom for children is important, but it is more important to set limits for them. Because when they break the limit, they may be learning the bad habit of violating others.

3. When punishment is inevitable

Only when bound to the law and heavy penalties, can the crime rate be reduced.

Psychologists and criminal analysts all understand that it is imperative that heavy or light punishments by punishment are unavoidable if not for the crime to continue.

The actual numbers prove this point, for example, only about 75% of the murder cases or 68% of the released crime were captured within 3 years . and these numbers keep repeating each year.

Criminals often have the psychology that they will not be arrested again for the second time or that there are many unresolved cases that lead criminals to be subjective and want to continue.

This shows that, only when bound to the law and severe penalties, can the crime rate be reduced.

4. Easily express conflict rather than peace

Why do people hate each other? To answer this "difficult" question, psychologist Muzafer Sherif did a small experiment with a group of children at the summer camp. He divided the group of children into two and let them play cleanly defined games to win and lose.

Very quickly, from normal rivalry, the kids began to hate each other and even fought. He then created situations that forced them to work together, such as pushing the bus together. Of course, the children have gradually cooperated peacefully but it takes a lot of time.

Thinking out, the case of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy hated each other because they were both in two homes that were former enemies. And because of the rivalry of the two, both of these characters are always looking for ways to prove that their home is better. If both of them share a house, sometimes they become close friends, so .

Every day, we see people hate each other for so many reasons: ethnicity, region, background, family . Stop for a minute and ask yourself, why do you hate each other because of differences? without loving each other for common things?

Only weakness and fear make people become defensive, self-contained and hostile.

People show hostility towards each other because they fear the world around them and are afraid of themselves . What are the common points of people who are willing to open their hearts and help others?

They are strong and confident so they will not turn themselves into other people's obstacles or see others as their obstacles. Only weakness and fear make people become defensive, self-contained and hostile.

Before deciding to do something with anyone, set aside a silence to put yourself in the context and perspective of the enemy. And think about it, do you want to be treated by someone else the way you are going to treat others? Only then will you ensure that your freedom does not affect or violate the freedom of others.