Here again is a simple concept that is exceedingly complex in reality and worthy of a quite detailed discussion to fully do it justice. So to summarize the major considerations one must start from the soul makeup and soul characteristics of a person to understand things that might favor one response versus another. Some people are more action‑oriented and dynamic, more fearless, more effective as leaders, who will have an idea of what to do and will work avidly to motivate others to join them, because they have great inner conviction about the value of their ideas, from a high-level confidence in their ability and the accumulated wisdom they enjoy.
Some individuals will avoid confrontation, conflict, potential threat, or liability out of an excess of caution, as seen by those fearless dynamic types, but such individuals have other attributes making that an imperative. If one is a very highly compassionate, sensitive, gentle soul, it simply will not do to engage in a brawl on the spur of the moment, because that individual can envision the carnage and the consequences all too clearly, and the future end results being quite damaging, in some cases, where people might incur an injury resulting in a physical disability, disfigurement, brain injury with lifelong consequences, or even be killed accidentally, if not intentionally, and their great sensitivity sees wisely, the risks are too great in terms of the potential reward of entering a fracas that will likely just exhaust the self and perhaps not truly accomplish much. So from the perspective of that soul, the ends do not justify the means, and "Discretion is the better part of valor."
So both perspectives have merit, both will vary, depending on a particular soul-based being and where they come from in terms of soul orientation and characteristics, as well as the sum total of life experience they have had, including the extent of any karmic wounding from trauma that might harden them or sensitize them to such difficulties, and that as well will govern the choice to engage or not, as the case may be. When people are simply following their instincts, doing the best they can, they are, in effect, honoring their soul journey, which is one of growth and change through time. This incorporates both positive and negative experiences, and will engender much growth and strengthening of character, and add a depth of wisdom through the experiencing. Some lives are more informative and productive than others by far. Some will be more a setback with actual decline and loss of gains made previously—the consequences for future lives will be having those karmic liabilities pop up to challenge the person and may well become a setback of consequence in the future. So everything is important and everything is considered by the Law of Karma. Everything is real and everything will have an impact, small or large, on things. The art of living is to seek those things of a positive nature and avoid, to the extent one can, outsized risks to well-being and integrity that will force relying on some kind of moral compromise that will become a karmic liability.
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