happy after revenge....??

@abanerji (1026)
India
August 5, 2009 5:04am CST
hello mylotters!!! most of us, rather all of us get angry with people. we may be angry for a reason that is genuine or we may dislike someone just because we are jealous of him/her. many a times we are hurt by someone and we plan to hurt them back. As a repercussion of any anger or jealousy revenge comes to play its part. some people have the guts take revenge and some are not gutsy enough to retaliate. my question here is that if you take a revenge then do you feel happy or does it make you repent later...? it would be interesting if you share anecdotes of such situations...
10 responses
• Canada
6 Aug 09
I notice that you seem to think it takes guts to retaliate. How about it takes self control and class not to? Afterall, your revenge is not a mirror of the behaviour of anyone else but you. xoxo Cyne
• Canada
7 Aug 09
sometimes it's circumstance that gives us the class and self control. Recently, while driving home from an appointment, I drove past the truck of an ex boyfriend who stole 4'000$ from me, and I thought to myself, "If I had a hunting knife right now, I'd slash everyone of his tires." Fortunately for me in that circumstance I didn't have a hunting knife. That allowed me the self control to just keep driving. xoxo Cyne
@abanerji (1026)
• India
6 Aug 09
yeah, you are right... it takes self control and class not to take revenge..
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
5 Aug 09
Hi sis, Rakhi Mubarak. Revenge seems to be sweet until it is materialize. Besides the nature of revenge differ from situation to situation. Now if the matter is petty and still I am on my feet to give it a form and the person you have taken revenge does not feel that much but realizes that whatsoever he/had done was uncalled for might be both would be at with their good composition but if the revenge becomes too have it would really make specially me feel bad. In the play "Merchant of Venice" Shylock was too badly revenged and therefore criticism on this issue is still there as to what made Shakespeare come upon Shylock so harsh.
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
6 Aug 09
After all sis' bro na therefore.
@abanerji (1026)
• India
6 Aug 09
wow... what an example!! a pound of flesh from antonio's body!!! a classic revenge..
• India
6 Aug 09
I don’t have any particular anecdotes to share coz I am rather not very proud of them but yes, I have plotted revenge on a lot many people though with little success. The plotting itself was satisfying enough and if something bad did happen to the other person, the satisfaction was complete. Do understand that the ‘something bad’ was not caused by me directly but just happened yet, I felt so happy, almost like divine justice taking place. Regarding myself, I have always been unsuccessful in getting even…God has always disposed off all my plans…so now I have stopped plotting revenge.
@abanerji (1026)
• India
6 Aug 09
very true, when there is a vengeance of God then the satisfaction is great.
@cainam (493)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
i just took revenge once in my entire life. i feel satisfied coz that person really did me wrong and i will never forget about it.. i usually forgive and forget but that one situation is an excemption
@abanerji (1026)
• India
6 Aug 09
some people give deep wounds which are difficult to heal...and thus we have to take drastic steps to prevent any such wound again
• Indonesia
6 Aug 09
Hmm.. I don't think so. Maybe I will feel happy for a short period of time, but after that I will feel guilty. That's why I never realize my revenge will.. I only imagine it. But I get tired too everytime I imagine about taking revenge to someone. I think revenge won't solve the problem, but make it worse. You take revenge, he/she take revenge again, you again, so there's no end. I think better we speak or protect ourselves instead of take revenge. If it's because jealousy, no one you can take revenge with, because jealousy made by yourself. But if it's because she/he hurt you better protect yourself and stay away from this people. If you need to do something not really nice like hit or whatever it's okay, as long as the purpose is to protect yourself, not to take revenge..
@abanerji (1026)
• India
6 Aug 09
you are very right, there is no point in taking revenge. once we take revenge we carry a guilt in our heart. that guilt is heavier than what we felt after we were hurt by the person.
• United States
5 Aug 09
Life is too short to worry about jealousy or revenge. Just ignore the people that try to cause trouble, and move on. Most of them time ill willed people are only out for a reaction. If they don't get the reaction they are expecting, that is revenge enough for me. Let them waste their time with foolishness. I have better things to do, and better people to associate with.
@cainam (493)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
the world would be a better place to live if all of the people living here will be like you
• United States
7 Aug 09
I agree! It amazes me how much energy people will put into "getting back" at someone. When simply ignoring, and moving on, is going to bother that person MORE, than a returned attack ever would.
@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Being a only child has stayed with me all to long, when it comes to things like this. I am one of those people ,that must always come out on top.Revenge takes to long for me,I will start a fight in seconds flat if someone angers me enough.As for jealousy its a trait ,I choose to not use. I feel its a useless emotion just like hate.I don't know if I would call revenge gutsy ,its sneaky and I believe in being open and upfront. People take me or leave me ,no in between.Just as my life its black or white never opting for a Grey, area.
@giorazor (46)
• Georgia
6 Aug 09
i was very happy at that moment but after time goes u relize that evil creats evil so u r not better than this person who made u mad and u want to revenge.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
5 Aug 09
I don't agree with the jealous factor in this. I don't do revenge to somebody because I am jealous of them. But, I will do revenge most of the times if they hurt them badly. I think it is a common feeling to feel happy once you are done with the revenge. I mostly do revenge using words.
@abanerji (1026)
• India
5 Aug 09
so you feel happy after a revenge but is the happy long lasting or do you feel sorry for your act... at a later stage don't you feel that you should have handled the situation i a different manner rather than taking a revenge...?
@Niah1976 (739)
• Paranaque, Philippines
6 Aug 09
I will lie if I will say that I don't think of hurting someone back or doing the same thing they did to me that I didn't like. But you know what I don't wanna commit a sin just because of them. I just pray and leave everything to God. Besides, God knows whats best for them. And they will get what they deserve. Believe me, God will be the one to teach them a lesson. But only if we didn't do anything that made them hurt us.