"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die"
Those moments when you daydream about someone who you dislike being hit by a bus. Providing you with a negative, but undeniable, feeling of happiness!
There are two ways to look at revenge, either; "give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" and punish the offender, or "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind".
Either one can be right, it all depends on the circumstances. In most situations, I would go with "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind", take the high road and show that person, or group of people, that you are ten times better than they could ever wish to be, as well as being ten thousand times better off without them! A smile is the sweetest form of revenge, it is also sneaky. No one, apart from you, knows if you are purposely happy for the sake of making them wonder how you could possibly live without their 'intense importance' and 'unbelievable talents', or whether you have moved on and let go of the anger you felt towards them. Either way, you will end up happy and proud, as you deserve to be. That is exactly how it should be; you're in control, and on the right track.
If you let people that have hurt you, see that they've hurt you, you lose. On the other hand, if you get hurt, don't bottle up your emotions, but channel them into something that will benefit you. DING DING DING, we have a winner...and who's that? You!
Remember: Revenge is only sweet if you are.
Quotes from:
The Buddha- apparently
The Bible, in Exodus 21:23
Martin Luther King Jr.
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