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Personal Narrative: I Believe In Non-Violence

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I believe in non-violence solutions. I used to be bullied in elementary school because of my race. I hated the bullies and wanted to stop their verbal onslaught. One day, I was through the roof with anger and hatred that I.... exploded. I knocked one bully down, broke another bully 's nose, and rammed the last one into the wall with a chair. I had a moment 's relief until I was taken to the office. I was suspended for two days while the bullies got off Scott-free. Right then and there I knew that violence solved nothing and started my path in non-violence. Mind power and pure will overcomes fists and

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