The words of a simple song keep swirling in my mind:

........O God,

If you're looking below,

It's worse now than then.

Lying and cheating, Violence and crime.....

Lord, for my sake

Teach me to take

One Day at a Time........

VIOLENCE : Why is it so appealing?

I am appalled by the way violence seems to appeal to people, as a quick way to settle disputes, issues, and differences!
It is not as though humans are not aware of other ways.
What is at the root of it?