Fighting for a spiritually sound
If you fight, make sure you are fighting for a spiritually sound end goal. I have witnessed people at each other's throats for most of my life, many times with less than favourable outcomes on both sides. Of course, we need to defend ourselves, our families and our livelihoods. But many times conflicts start with things that could have been addressed when they were smaller, then they spiral out of. control on. a number of levels.
There is no reason to enter into a conflict with nothing to gain. Most conflicts well let's face it, become ugly rather quickly. If there is a valid reason to fight then you might consider it. But before you go getting into something you don't know to be purposeful, ask yourself if there is a real reason to do so. Try not to engage in things that are beyond your capacity to understand or determine outcomes. Again if something is at risk then that's fine, you may need to fight. But in nature, fighting is usually life or death. So I think all humans should approach fighting with this same amount of gravity. If you yell at someone, then make sure there is an outcome that can come of it that is not just based on feeling better emotionally. Losing one's head has caused the demise of more people on earth than we can fathom. Just as getting too big a head can have a similar consequence.
Thinking you are impenetrable is a severe disability in the fight against evil. If you can save a life and not severely destroy your own, there may be a reason for conflict. but I will assume that 99 per cent of conflicts that occur, could be handled in a more calm and rational way. Why? Because people don't know what they are even fighting for... Is there a desired outcome that can come about from your rage? Or are you giving in to the demons that are around you and want you to destroy yourself? I have seen it happen, it's ugly. Fighting for bad causes just makes for a bad life.
Many people are fragile, it's hard to say what the ramifications of your conflict will have on said people. In a lot of cases walking away will solve almost as many problems as engaging in conflict. If you have to go to court, then do it that way. But even that has a severe emotional and stress toll as many can attest to. Don't fight if you don't know what you will win. And if you don't know what you will win, and it's not for the spiritual higher good, then why engage. Conflict brings destruction, whether it be verbal or physical. So always take that into account.