There is an interesting story. The king got married to his queen and entered the bridal chamber. In the bridal chamber there was a cat, which meowed when the king entered inside.

The king said ONE and took seat. Then the cat meowed again. So, the king said, TWO. When conversation between king and queen began, the cat meowed for the third time. Now the king silently pulled out his sword and cut cat’s head!

In the morning, when king requested for a cup of wine, the queen didn’t answer. The king said ONE and before he could say TWO, the queen quickly brought a cup of wine for the king. The king had an autocratic mindset. He used fear to get his queen to obey him.

A terrorist person/country makes the first move. It has been demonstrated that if you strike first, then nine out of ten times, the opposite party will surrender. But in one out of ten cases you are likely to be challenged. What can you do in such cases? To know the answer, let me repeat the story.

In a village, when one man got married, his friends advised him that he should take control on the first night else his wife will dominate him for the rest of his life. The man had heard the story of king who killed the cat. So he did exactly the same what the king had done on his first night of marriage. When the cat meowed, the man counted ‘ONE’, ‘TWO’ and killed the cat when it meowed for the third time. The man was pleased that now his wife will ever remain obedient to him. In the morning, he commanded his wife to get him a glass of water. When his wife didn’t answer; the man said “ONE”; the wife said, “TWO”; and quickly the man brought juice for his wife.

However, the girl did not want to boss over her husband. She believed that love, understanding and trust are the pillars of any good and stable relationship. So when her husband brought the glass of juice for her, she smiled lovingly and said,

You are my husband, I am your wife

I am your sweetheart, you are my life

When you said ONE, I said TWO

Now, you love me and I love you

The relation based on mutual regard, trust, liking and dependence is a stable and beneficial relationship.

So what do we learn? The key to winning is to strike first. The terrorists know this. So they are always aggressive and try to scare you. Many times they are successful. However, sometimes they are challenged by formidable opponents. When this happens, they usually surrender and retreat. Can we trust such terrorist persons or countries?