A sheep man in Indiana was being troubled by his neighbors' dogs which were killing his sheep. Sheep men usually counter that problem with lawsuits or barbed wire fences or even shotguns, but this man went to work on his neighbors with a better idea. To every neighbor's child he gave a lamb or two as pets; and in due time when all his neighbors had their own small flocks, they began to tie up their dogs and that put an end to the problem.
So it goes all through the New Testament: "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Rom. 12:2121Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21).