In the end, it doesn't matter whether you're a highbrow or lowbrow fighter, the sad truth that emerges is that our human instinct to fight is stronger than our will to make peace. Yet we all dream of world peace, even though we may have some difficulty keeping the peace in our own kitchens. We aren't born knowing how to negotiate peaceful solutions, so it's easy for the fighting instinct to prevail. Whether you're the one being gunned down or the one holding the smoking gun, there are no winners, and the dispute still remains to be solved. A fight just leads to a revenge attack, and then another and another.
Unresolved conflicts elevate the body's stress to levels that can be dangerous.
Topping the list of illnesses that stress-triggered bullets cause is heart disease, which has become the number one killer in western countries. Your own family doctor could tell you that the stress of being angry, or even thinking spiteful thoughts, will make you more vulnerable to heart disease in several ways.