Revenge: Is it worth it?

They say when seeking revenge, you should dig two graves, I know this all to well, I sought after revenge and ended up right back where I started but I still feel this desire for it. I guess the right thing to do would be to forgive.

Considering I would have the right this time around should I try to get vengeance again?

I'd like to hear some opinions, also this involves a female if that helps.

AN eye for an eye makes the world go blind.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Screw it, it's all about satisfaction.

Every time I've actively sought out revenge, it has been most definitely worth it.

"Turn the other cheek" is spineless, Christian nonsense. I put no stock in it.

If you're gonna try to get revenge, go all the way. That way people will learn that they shouldn't **** with you.

They say when seeking revenge, you should dig two graves, I know this all to well, I sought after revenge and ended up right back where I started but I still feel this desire for it. I guess the right thing to do would be to forgive.

Considering I would have the right this time around should I try to get vengeance again?

I'd like to hear some opinions, also this involves a female if that helps.

ultimameteora

Do what you want. Whether or not it's "worth it" depends on what you expect to get out of it and what are the costs of getting it.

Personally, I'm not a fan of revenge, because it makes me feel like a bad person. And whatever I hoped to get out of it, it's usually not worth it if it makes me feel like a scumbag.

Your mileage may vary.

Every time I've actively sought out revenge, it has been most definitely worth it.

"Turn the other cheek" is spineless, Christian nonsense. I put no stock in it.

Darkwanderer000

Back then when Jesus taught this lesson to react to abusive authority, the audience was mostly of lower class, possible in servanthood to a master for payment (its how employment was done back then I believe) the master could if he wanted to strike the servant for not doing something right on the left cheek. If he was to strike on the right cheek that was implying that that person was an equal to himself and would be the same as fighting that person as equals. So when Jesus said to turn the other cheek, His meaning was to force the master to strike you on the right cheek saying that you were equals and not to be treated badly. So the master had two choices to slap you on the right cheek or to walk away, either way you get your point across... you didn't back down. Instead of reacting in an angry way and hitting the master back you were taking a more passive aggressive stand, you were still resisting abuse when you turned that other cheek, you weren't backing down and taking it like a whimp.

So I guess to an answer to the TC question, I would not seek revenge butif you have a problem with this girl than try to find a way to resolve it without hurting the girl.

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

-Siddhartha Buddha

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

-Siddhartha Buddha

GabuEx

So in other words, unleash your anger quickly so it doesn't burn too much!

Revenge is necessary in some situations.

If someone really wrongs you, you can't just be a doormat about it.

If your name is Kratos and you do 1,000,00 in bench press, i would say, GO FOR IT!!11!!

Revenge isn't good at all. I try to avoid it at all cost but sometimes it is really hard not throwing a punch.

revengeis definitely worth it.i believe in two eyes for an eye, if someone throws a stone at you, you throw back a grenade

Never.

If it's a girl, I'd just let it go. Parting shots can turn into long, pointless and upsetting feuds. Bear in mind too that girls are sometimes capable of inflicting a lot of emotional damage.

Revenge is totally worth it. People need to learn that f***ing with you has consequences, otherwise they won't stop. Also, I'm so tired of hearing "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind". The saying doesn't even make sense, an eye for an eye would leave you and the person who originally took your eye both with one eye. Things end evenly with one eye apiece and that's where it stops. Sounds fair to me.

Revenge is totally worth it. People need to learn that f***ing with you has consequences, otherwise they won't stop. Also, I'm so tired of hearing "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind". The saying doesn't even make sense, an eye for an eye would leave you and the person who originally took your eye both with one eye. Things end evenly with one eye apiece and that's where it stops. Sounds fair to me.

redstorm72

I think the eye is more of a metaphor in this instance.

Same way as 'best served cold' probably does not mean salad.

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Revenge is totally worth it. People need to learn that f***ing with you has consequences, otherwise they won't stop. Also, I'm so tired of hearing "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind". The saying doesn't even make sense, an eye for an eye would leave you and the person who originally took your eye both with one eye. Things end evenly with one eye apiece and that's where it stops. Sounds fair to me.

tenaka2

I think the eye is more of a metaphor in this instance.

Same way as 'best served cold' probably does not mean salad.

I know it's a metephor, but it doesn't make sense. It implies that revenge will cascade out of control, but "an eye for an eye" would only effect the two participants and leave them on equal footing. The end result of this "metaphor" would be two people with one eye. No one would end up blind.

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Revenge is totally worth it. People need to learn that f***ing with you has consequences, otherwise they won't stop. Also, I'm so tired of hearing "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind". The saying doesn't even make sense, an eye for an eye would leave you and the person who originally took your eye both with one eye. Things end evenly with one eye apiece and that's where it stops. Sounds fair to me.

redstorm72

I think the eye is more of a metaphor in this instance.

Same way as 'best served cold' probably does not mean salad.

I know it's a metephor, but it doesn't make sense. It implies that revenge will cascade out of control, but "an eye for an eye" would only effect the two participants and leave them on equal footing. The end result of this "metaphor" would be two people with one eye. No one would end up blind.

depends if you wanna hurt that girl

only if it's done right, and the other person knows it was you.

No. I would only end up regretting the things I did to get revenge. Plus, right and wrong is often just a matter of perspective. I would think seeking revenge would only make you no better than the person that wronged you.

Revenge is absolutely worth it when you can do something about it.

So situational revenge is good, IMO.

If someone cut your balls off, wouldn't you cut his balls off?

If someone cut your balls off, wouldn't you cut his balls off?

TehFuneral

revenge is one of the most petty, cowardly things in the world. Someone got the better of you, tough luck. Learn from it.