I think peace at any cost is too expensive.

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I am the most peaceful, peace loving person you could ever meet. When during my second year in Secondary school I lost my air trigger temper with a girl who had been teasing me all day. All she did in that moment was give me one push, and that was it. The next thing I knew some of my class mates were pulling me off of her where I had been banging her head on the tennis table. A couple of days later I beat up my big sister whom I love very much. The realization of how overcome I become when I allow my temper to overtake me sobered me to the point where I learn to control my temper, in the eighteen years or so that has gone by I can definitely say I have never found myself in another physical altercation. All this, added to the fact that I am a Christian today causes me to work to keep the peace. However in light of the recent events I wonder if God gave e a fighting spirit because he knew I'd need it. Because of the control I practice I find myself slow to react and often with the short end of the stick. I begin to think as long as I keep my temper in check I should be able to express my anger. I am tired of the short end of the stick!!! What do you think? Is peace at any cost the way we ought to live, considering that there are never a shortage of persons ready to step on those who don't fight back?