Comment: You said that martial arts compensate for the lack of egoism.

My Response: No, I was talking about something else, about the generosity of strength. A strong person who does not have to defend himself all the time can be generous.

Next to a very strong person, I can even be bullying him, I know that he will not break me. After all, we both understand how weak I am relative to him, and therefore I can sort of be on an equal footing with him, or even, maybe, bully him a little, like a child with an adult.

If there really is a clear difference between us, then it is understandable that we both recognize how much stronger he is than me. Therefore, strength, not necessarily physical, but the strength of any kind, the superiority of one over the other, allows a person to be magnanimous.

True, today this is no longer the case. But, in principle, strong, healthy, powerful people by nature, in general, are generous. It is natural. However, if they just pumped up their muscles, then their evil essence remains in them.

This is a big difference between a naturally strong person like Ivan Poddubny (a famous Russian wrestler) and a modern athlete who has no generosity inside. It is like giving an evil man a gun, give him power, pump him up, and now he uses it.

In all kinds of competitions, battles, or duels, there have always been certain codes on how to behave with the enemy. They emphasized the special character of a person, namely his generosity next to strength.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Fortitude” 11/9/13

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