"Only the strong can be gentle"
Sensei Davy Jones used to say that one. It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say "truly gentle", or "certain kinds of gentle"--but that wasn't Sensei Jones' style. He'd put something simple out there, and leave it there for you to play with.
It's true, of course. Gentleness is not weakness...
...but if you're gentle because you're not strong, then it's a flawed "gentleness".
It's commonly mentioned--and correctly so--that if your submission comes from an inability to control yourself, it's a poor submission.
A chosen gentleness is nothing like a choiceless one.
It's true, of course. Gentleness is not weakness...
...but if you're gentle because you're not strong, then it's a flawed "gentleness".
It's commonly mentioned--and correctly so--that if your submission comes from an inability to control yourself, it's a poor submission.
A chosen gentleness is nothing like a choiceless one.