<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A cat sharpens its claws on a tree rather than its... > A cat sharpens its claws on a tree rather than its kittens. Human power also needs differentiated targets: the capacities useful in litigation, competition, emergency, or public defense may be destructive when discharged into the household. **Source:** [[livestreams/Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite - Workbook|Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A cat sharpens its claws on a tree rather than its kittens. Human power also needs differentiated targets: the capacities useful in litigation, competition, emergency, or public defense may be destructive when discharged into the household.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-cat-sharpens-claws-destructive-discharged-household ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->