Do you believe in Revenge??

United States
September 6, 2011 7:38pm CST
When you are wronged, do you feel obligated to seek revenge? Or, do you choose to just move on with your life? Personally, when a person betrays me, I instantly feel the need to seek revenge. Once I have a chance to calm down and think, I usually decide against fulfilling my vendetta. But there are those other times when I just wish karma would nip someone in the bud for me!!
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@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
7 Sep 11
If we think so, there is no exaggeration! Because it is the human (not only human, all living thins) nature to have revenge, if they get betrayed or cheated. It is because of the pain untold in our mind and as you said, in the first instance we think of a revenge. My grand mother used to tell that elephants, some species of snakes do revenge even after 10 years also. I don't know how trust worth it is, but it can be true in some sense. If animals can also think, why can't human beings as well. I have not done it so far, but I got several reasons and many experiences also for the same. Many were cheated me in financial terms and my entire life turn around due to few major incidents where trust and confidence were exploited. Even today also I called a person who supposed to give me back some money who borrowed and he is not responding for the last 1 week and above. So, in such situations, we would feel it and it is our psychology to think and do it. This is the way the number of criminals is getting increased. If we are having a nice deal with others, we never think of doing so. But when we are breached, our mind start to think in reverse order. Many are succeeded in it and few are enjoying silent revenge and they enjoy the happiness by doing it secretly as they would like to live rest of their life peacefully. Thank-s
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• United States
7 Sep 11
I personally will refrain from taking revenge. What am I to do? Someone steals from me and I steal back from them? No... but I can take legal action.. which is my right.. and not revenge. I have only taken legal action once.. normally I just let the law of averages play out. The person that wrongs me will wrong someone else and they will get theirs in the end.
• India
8 Sep 11
It is ok, but when it come to a touching incident with a trusted person, the feeling is different and you will understand only when it directly meet with you. Why a lover kills his/her counter party when either of them ditches? Everyone has a mind of revenge but at most occasions we may not be in a position to express it. As you mentioned we can resolve the same with a court deal or as per law. But all can't do it because taking revenge is a pleasure and the joy of the same is unable to express. Only who those so do it heart-fully and betrayed without no mercy can measure the magnitude of such events. Also, after all, who has the time to run after lawyers and courts and above all, a bulk of money and waste of time separately. I think revenge could be a pleasant experience who really mean it. Thank-s
@jsmalong (109)
11 Dec 11
At the outset, I feel terribly bad on the person who had done me wrong. But I chose to calm down my emotions and analyze things that triggered the situation. Usually, I am at peace with myself before the sun is down. Revenge is never a solution to get even. I just pray that that person will be blessed with more understanding, wisdom, patience and love for his/her fellow human beings.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
8 Sep 11
I hate to admit it but yes I have gotten revenge on a few people. They have to really do me wrong before I will seek it though.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
7 Sep 11
I get angry fast so I feel the desire to avenge myself on anyone who harms me or hurts me.But then much like you,I cool down and realize that the person who has wronged me will automatically be punished for his ill deeds.I believe in God's justice and have faith in him at all times.
@webcodez (172)
• Netherlands
8 Sep 11
Revenge... hmm I guess that's a bad thing to go for, but I can though understand people who want to take revenge on someone who has betrayed you in horrible ways, let you down or hurt you in another way. But it is useless, it will only even cause more trouble, which I guess there is enough of it in the world... but I don't think I could stop myself from taking revenge on a person if he'd betray me horribly in many ways, after that I'd move on though.
• Philippines
21 Nov 11
Though some say thoughts of revenge is normal, yes I am thinking of it as well. But I acted in diplomacy, I liveit all to God. Because I believe in "Karma" People will pay/recieve back what they did either good or bad.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
7 Sep 11
In fact I have discussed a similar topic some months back and had a long discussion and debate on this topic. Thank-s
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
Are you mad at someone for some reason? Hope you calmed down already. Anyway, I almost always seek revenge, I dunno why. Sometimes I don't notice that I'm already avenging myself. I'm trying to control it now. I'm trying to be more peaceful and positive. It takes a lot of my energy though. Haha
@grangeke (112)
• Belgium
7 Sep 11
Revenge is only leading to more revenge. I have many people that i want my revenge on but i am smarter and more mature which allows me to ignore them. Or simply put, i think before i say somthing and eventually i'll start intimidating them which makes them feel attacked and make more mistakes out of furious behaviour. Take this for an axample; I see a post on a forum (random forum i go to), a guy shows us somthing and i didin't like it and i did say it was not peeking my interests in a friendly way. Then there was this guy that tried to call out to me and making me feel ashamed for saying that. It escalated with him getting mad. He then typed out to me that on that forum, if i could find anything negative said about anything that peeked my interests i would be god of the forum and he would shut his trapper. With only five minutes of looking around i found more then 15 posts that were negative and i quotted each of them. he started to get furious and called me dumb and a lowshooled person. That is where i started to burry his dignity in the ground and it escalated to everything he said was ending up in a contradiction and mine all facts. The other uses who were reading it PM'd (private message) me about how funny it was to see his failures and were supporting me. Some even send him messages and on the topic itself that he was "pwned" and since then that guy is trying to get revenge on me for making him a laughstock. It never succeeded, everything he commented on was backfired at him and mostly by other users because they read the topic that was a mini-flame wars and know what kind of idiot this guy is. Only get revenge that does not leave anything physical but mental in the lowest degree. Words can hurt but carefully chosen words can shut your enemy's mouth for good. Oh well, not in this time of age anymore...
@rose1717 (190)
• United States
7 Sep 11
I think that the best revenge is no revenge at all. I hold the person accountable my calling them out on what they done. Then I move on with my life without that person in it.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
When I was younger, I could not sleep if I could not revenge if I am wronged but now that I'm older, I don't think of revenge anymore. I just feel angry with the person who betrayed me but revenge is not thought of. But when something bad happened to the person who betrayed me, I just would consider it a revenge for what that person did to me. I just think that another person did the revenge for me.
• United States
7 Sep 11
I'd love to seek revenge, but I don't because I have been taught all my life that God will take care of things eventually. I also realize that the law of averages will win out and this person who wronged me will wrong someone else who will take revenge on them. However, if someone legally wrongs me I feel I have the right to take them to court and bring suit against them. I've only done that once... but I feel that the person who wrongs me will do it to someone else and then they will get theirs.
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
sometimes i think of revenge when I'm really mad. . .but when I am calm down already I just pray that person that he/she will realize what he/she did to me . .
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
7 Sep 11
I get that feeling all the time and I want to take revenge so badly but then, that would make me no different to the person who betrayed me. It does make you feel angry that this person has betrayed you and lost your trust, so you want to get back at them and take revenge. If you did, that person might take revenge on you and it might go on and on and on. It's better to leave it at there, that traitor will get their taste of karma. I have a friend who takes revenge and her revenge is always 10 times worst.
• Australia
7 Sep 11
Thoughts of revenge are perfectly normal, but actually taking revenge can be a two-edged sword. I suppose for me it boils down to how angry I am and how "seious" the wrong was. Normally I'll just store it away and take any opportunity that later turns up to strike back. Lash You don't have to be stupid to be a conservative, but most conservatives are stupid.
@busybee10 (3186)
• India
7 Sep 11
Yes,there are instances which really make us to take up the revenge on a challange to the consequencves faced by us.But my experience says that everything will go futile on our attempts as the final rewsult be again a win or a failure which still makes us confused to decide the final one.. hENCE TO AVOID All the confusions better to forget and forgive....it is easy to use these words but how difficult it is I know that...
@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
7 Sep 11
Sometimes, I want to do that but I do believe in karma too so I just slow down, keep myself and leave it to karma
@Judy890 (1644)
• United States
7 Sep 11
I dont believe in neither revenge if you seek revenge on someone that hurts you, you might feel better but the circle may continue with you and the other person going back and fourth at each other or you'll want more revenge after thinking about what the person has done to you which can ruin your life. Its best to move on and stop thinking bout the situation which is what a lot of people dont do.