Protecting the Other Cheek

Perhaps they say that they would simply walk away because they feel that they are “peace-loving” people and that’s what peace lovers should say—at least publicly.
There are others who walk away because of their religious teachings. They have been raised to turn the other cheek when someone doesn’t treat them right.
I don’t want to sound cavalier or irresponsible or insult anyone’s religious views. In fact, I endeavor to respect everyone’s religious views. So do not in any way misinterpret what I am about to say.
Turning the other cheek does not mean to turn the other cheek so that you can be slapped again on the other side of your face. As I and many people in the clergy see it, turning the other cheek means turning the other cheek away from the verbal tormentor so that you can be proactive and move on, and never let anyone verbally abuse you again.

Never Walk Away When You Have Something to Say!

Ask a group of people what they would do if someone had just verbally assaulted them and continued to verbally abuse them. Inevitably you will hear the following, unfortunately very common response. “I’d just walk away.” If you give them a clearer, more descriptive picture of the verbal perpetrator’s heinous actions, the response would still stay the same, only some people would probably pipe up “I’d ignore them!”
Well, guess what? You can’t ignore it! It’s there. It’s right in front of your eyes. It haunts you later. You hear the voices, you see the vision, you feel the pain. If you ignore it now, it will come back to haunt you later through physical and mental anguish.