Pacifism versus Activism in Relationships

I think everyone encounters these personal traits in their relationships at some point in life. I have. It prompted me to do some research on how great men and women have talked about them. I like the messages found in these two quotes:
Pacifism
"Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun." 
Martin Amis (b. 1949), British author. Einstein's Monsters, Introduction (1987).
Activism
“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” 
Mahatma Ghandi

Teach your children well. We all have this responsibility. Take action actively or passively. Doing nothing is a cop-out.


Andrea