Knowing only brutality, cruelty and ruthlessness is being a one dimensional player;
and will not help in playing three dimensional chess or understanding chess beyond that one square.
It is the belief of this author that there are different pathways to enlightenment and spiritual understanding. The hope is to develop positive connections and relationships.
One of Dumbledore's most powerful quotes about love is: "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who ...