if someone hurt you much, will you go to the extent of destroying his/her life?

Philippines
May 28, 2010 7:36am CST
A friend of a friend was hurt so badly by the person she love and trusted on. Now she said she will do anything to destroy the person so that the person will never ever be happy. She even said that she was sent by God to destroy this person to teach a lesson. Now i am wondering, will you go to the extent of revenge if someone hurt you so badly emotionally?
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@khalida (1126)
• India
28 May 10
well i am guessing that this friend is saying all this bitter things in anger and she might take steps towards her revenge too but surely she'l regret later on or never have the heart to take revenge if she really liked/loved her friend! i've people who have hurt me but then i guess i take a lot of time but do forgive them! i don't prefer revenge and all those sort of things! instead of wasting my time in hurting her, i would do something for myself or the people i love!! :)
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• Philippines
28 May 10
Just like you, i would do the same thing there is no point of doing revenge. Anger and bitterness will just eat me if I would allow it. That's true that if we are badly hurt we tend to say things we shouldn't say or do that will make us regret in the end. thanks for sharing.
• Philippines
29 May 10
i think i am like your friend..that is the reason why your post caught my attention.. honestly right now, i am on my way to have revenge and teach that person a lesson, though i am not in the position to do so. i really keep thinking about this idea, but still by the end of the day what really weigh much is my vengeance. i know its wrong.. but i do believe this person really need a dose of his own medicine..i accept it, i am bitter this time but not much..sometimes, i have the thought that in order to teach a person a lesson , we need to make him feel the pain that he caused us..or maybe just wish for a "karma"..
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• Philippines
29 May 10
hi shibuuya, i would say that my post is timely on how you felt. my friend this is just an advice you can take it or not mind it at all and just follow what you wish for. but i think you need to think of it well before jumping into something drastic. you might get hurt in the process as well. pray to God and ask for enlightenment for the best thing that you have to do on this matter. Godbless!!!
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
29 May 10
Hi Kenchiprincess, No, I would never go that far at all. I've been deeply hurt by someone I love many times so I really do know I would not react in that way. Sometimes we say things when we are really upset that we'd never ever carry through on. Do you suppose that could be the case with your friends' friend? I do know that some people actually do go on a mission to destroy the other person and it is so sad. My brother's ex wife was like that. She was, I have to admit, pretty successful. They had a child together and she used that child as a weapon. She did it for years...until the kid turned 16. She did succeed in making my brother's life a nightmare but I have to say that because she was such a bitter angry person she also made their son's life a nightmare and her own as well. You can't possibly be happy when harboring all that anger and bitterness so who really wins in these situations? It's a lot of wasted energy and time that you'll never get back in your life so why even go there. Hopefully she was just running her mouth.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
29 May 10
That is really sad. Even in a breakup, it is just wrong to keep a parent and child from spending time together unless one parent is so unfit that it's in the best interest of the child. It hurts the child more than anyone.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
Yes, hurting someone who is innocent of the things that happen with his parents but he has to suffer the consequence as well...
• Philippines
29 May 10
sorry to hear about what happened to you brother's family. i think my friend's friend have started her revenge. i don't know the details exactly but an innocent baby will now grow up without a dad since the family is broken. too sad.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
1 Jun 10
Hi kenchiprincess, I am very sorry for your friend as she does not know God at all and will only succeed in making her own life miserable. God does not want to destroy anyone's life no matter what they have done. Hopefully she will understand someday and be able to forgive. Then she will be able to move on with her life. Blessings.
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• Philippines
2 Jun 10
I am praying for her that she will learn to forgive and that she will know God better than how she thought God is. I think it is not just this woman who doesn't know God well there are also others who have a different understanding of who really our one true God is. Let's just pray for these people. For our true God is a God of Love.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
30 May 10
Am sure God is not sending anybody to destroy other people. Only Satan is doing that. So, I would say, this person who want to destroy and let somebody suffer in his whole life making her miserable or order to get even is not sent by God. God is a God of love. Only the devil has an evil thought. God is a forgiving God. If our heart is full of bitterness and revenge against our fellowmen, we are agents of t he dark. We must have a forgiving heart because that is what God wants us to have.
• Philippines
30 May 10
My thoughts exactly my friend. If you know God and the word of God you won't claim that you are sent by God to destroy someones life no matter how much these person hurt you. Our God indeed is a God of love. I know it is hard to forgive at time but we have to for we ourselves are sinners and God forgave us so do we. Thanks for the response.
@cloud31 (5809)
28 May 10
No I won't be able to do that, no matter how pain she/he it cause me,I won't be able to revenge at all! The pain is done and no matter what I'm going to do to revenge it won't make sense anymore and it will bring more pain to you looking back what he/she did to you if in the sense that you won't succeed in revenging. And beside there is always a corner of forgiveness in my heart,no matter how pain that was,time will heal and It will make up by its own.Life is sometimes hurt us intentional and unintentional we need to accept that life is like a game, to play no matters what it brings to us. God is fair he will do the rest for me.That's my opinion.Good day!
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• Philippines
28 May 10
Thanks for sharing your opinion. I too believe that forgiveness is much better that taking revenge on my own hand. The more you plan your revenge it will eat you up more and anger and hated will just make you a bitter person while forgiveness give one peace of mind.
• India
28 May 10
I totally agree. wonderful opinion there. Forgiveness is the key and spread love not war :)
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@mady146 (81)
• India
28 May 10
No I wont, instead I would win the battle with love and make that person realize about this love, trust and hope. Otherwise what's the difference between you two as you going to do the same?
• Philippines
28 May 10
I agree that with what you said that what would be the difference with you two if your going to do the same and to plan revenge. I too doesn't have the heart for revenge. have a great day!!!
• India
29 May 10
And have faith someday the other person will realize your true love.
• China
29 May 10
Hi, friend. Hope you won't think me mean, but I can totally understand her anger and will not blame her for revenging on that person. It's hard to accept the fact that the person who hurts me badly still lives a good and happy life afterwards as if nothing had ever happened, whereas I have to live miserably. So why should I just forgive him? A person who doesn't feel guilty in conscience deserves to be revenged.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
thanks for sharing your thoughts here. will it make you happy after you had your revenge? i know human as we are we tend to think about just to get even but at times its better to let go than hurt ourselves more.
@derek_a (10874)
29 May 10
I am sorry to hear that your friend is feeling so bitter and it is only herself that she will hurt in the long run. If somebody falls out of love with somebody else, it is just life, and a lesson for each of us to learn. Life doesn't set out to hurt us, but it doesn't set out to make us happy either. That is up to us!.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
there are just people who doesn't really understand the true meaning of love. if they can't be happy others do not deserve to be happy as well. so sad indeed...
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
29 May 10
I know it's not easy to forgive someone when they hurt us so deeply. But destroying a person never goes in my mind. Besides,God never teach us to do bad things in return to people who had hurt us. God even told us to love our enemies,to give them food when they're hungry and give them water to drink. So,how can your friend says that,she is a God sent to destroy someone's life? Well,Satan also called himself god of darkness. Kindly asks your friend what kind of god sent her. Coz,the one and true GOD i've known is a GOD of Love.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
My God is a God of Love too. Well, she's not really my friend she's a friend of a friend and i think the people around her are the ones pushing and making her believe that she's doing the right thing!!!
@dhysanne (449)
• Philippines
29 May 10
No, I won't. Yet at first because of anger I would probably cry. Then I will tell our friends what he has done. Let him know what he has done. Maybe I will avoid that person to get over the hurt feelings.
• Philippines
29 May 10
when we are hurt crying is really normal just to released all of the hurt that we are feeling inside. it is not good to keep all the hurt to yourself and that could be a dangerous thing.
@pabreen (237)
• Philippines
29 May 10
No, I won't. I'd always leave everything to GOD because I believe that every person who despise or belittles another person will be answerable for his/her actions. Time will come that this person will also experience the same thing or even more pain. The best thing to do is to ask God's help to get you out from the pain caused to you and be able to move on.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
I totally agree with what you said, that the best thing would be to lift everything to God and seek for guidance and help you move on and that God will deal with the pain that you are going through. Planning or plotting a revenge will just hurt one more. Thanks for the response.
• Philippines
29 May 10
if that question had been asked a year ago, i would probably readily answer with a NO.. and say that there is always room for forgiveness in your heart for those who hurt us intentionally or unintentionally. but things have happened to me lately, which made me think that it is not always easy to forgive and forget, especially if the person has hurt you, not ONCE but FOUR times. yOU see, i believed in the saying that FORGIVING IS NOT THE ART herFORGETTING THE PAIN. IT IS THE RENEWAL OF ONE'S WILLINGNESS TO BE HURT AGAIN. And so, when my ex-friend had hurt me, publicly humiliated me because he thought i wwas the one who is turning my back on her, i still forgave her. and when another storm came upon our friendship, wherein she practically made up stories about me and disseminated such lies in our company, i was still able to forgive her. However, i came to a point just two months ago when could not bring myself to just forgive and forget. Whereas before, it was all personal ( i was able to forgave her coz all she said were lies anyway and nobody believe her and if they do believe her, i didn't care)this time, she made the mistake of wreaking havoc in my work environment. She betrayed me in a sense that would have destroyed my career had i not discovered what she has done. Now, i don't speak to her anymore and the mere sight of her makes my blood boil. I planned on making her life miserable to take revenge but i dont want to waste any effort on her anymore. i'm done with her and her hurtful and fake friendship. oh, i pray that what she has done to me be paid back to her 10x more by someone she considers a friend..but me? i don't think i will waste any time on her.
• Philippines
29 May 10
sorry to hear about what happened between you and the person you trusted and called friend. at least you never made efforts of making revenged after what she did to you. at times the more we plan our revenge we too get hurt or make our life miserable in the process.
@reetu3 (262)
• India
29 May 10
i can't go to such an extent to destroy somebody's life ....i think your friend should not try to do this...he will be punished by god himself...i experienced this once someone has spread bad rumours about me i was very much hurted that i cried for long time but within a year that person was in such a loss of a lifetime..which he can never recover...at that time i was very happy....this happens to me 2-3 times when somebody hurts me and it hurts me deeply he got punished in some way or other so not to worry he will be punished for what he has done why u spoil ur life
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• Philippines
29 May 10
yes your right, besides god didnt say to punish our neighbors nor friends nor family as according to him love thy neighbors including our enemy so i dont think god will be happy to see her doing that to her friend, besides she rather look for a better friend and be happy with them and let that old friend suffered a lot out of her own and not because of her.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
Can't help but be amused of how your friend lost control of her person.. Would it make her happy if she succeed? and lastly, god doesn't even involved himself in things like that..
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• Philippines
29 May 10
well, there are people who will do everything to get even to the brink of dragging God's name. these people doesn't really know who God is... it's a pity.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
28 May 10
Hi, kenchiprincess. No, I would not seek revenge on someone that has done me wrong. I would just let this person go about their business. I would not try to get back at them. They are not worth it. I will let the Lord handle them. Your friend is hurting very badly. Just pray for her. She must know that God does not ever give or grant a person permission to destroy someone. It is true that he uses the devil to test a person out.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
true our God doesn't allow anyone to bring anyone into destruction but rather God is a builder even at times we are being disciplined by Him but never to destroy.
@med889 (5941)
28 May 10
If someone has hurt me then no matter how much I will suffer I will never go to the extent of destroying his/her life because I cannot be like the person,if I do the same as he/she has done to me then what will be the difference between us!
• India
29 May 10
Did you copied my post or was reading my mind? Teasing you .. Totally agree to that opinion.
• Philippines
28 May 10
Hello kenchi, I would have understand her anger with this person who hurt her feelings but i wish she didn't include GOD in her anger, i don't think GOD sent people who have Hatred with they're hearts.revenge won't heal her pain although it will satisfy her hunger for vengeance. things just happen i hope she can just move on.
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• Philippines
28 May 10
Yes, I agree with what you said God doesn't allow anger to wallow in our hearts. Hope she moves on with her life as well.
• Philippines
28 May 10
Maybe your friend is still in bitterness that's why she's saying all the bad words she can think of. At first it will be hard to move on, of course, but there are no pains that time cannot heal. I was once hurt by the person I loved the most, but I never tried to destroy that person, even in my own thoughts. As for the question, I will definitely not go to the extent of revenge if someone hurt me so badly because I will just hurt myself more. We should not waste our time and emotions on people who don't care about what we feel. Learn to forgive and let go.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
i agree that planning to destroy someone would just hurt one more and it would be better to let go and move on. giving forgiveness is a divine thing to do.
@jinjer168 (1596)
• Philippines
28 May 10
Hello kenchiprincess! well i think i cannot do it. I mean destroying someone's life if she/he hurt me so much. I also got this experience of too much destruction caused by one person but i still managed to have my composure and let this person say lots of bad words against me, i just knew that im different from what he said so in the end he asked for my forgiveness. A lot of times, reverse psychology really works snd i can prove that myself. Just be there for your friend and let her hear your advice because too much anger could really awaken our innermost defense mechanism. Good luck!
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• Philippines
29 May 10
hi jinjer, she's not my friend actually she a friend of an acquaintance. Well i guess the people around her are giving her bad advices that triggered her and gaves her confidence to do revenged. i know reverse psychology really helps and not to mention the power of prayer. thanks for the post!!!!
@iristacey (112)
• Philippines
28 May 10
Definitely no. Even though a person had hurt me, I will not exert effort to get even. I believe that someday, that person will receive his/her karma. It is sufficient that you are guilt free and you have done no wrong to others. I believe in Confucius' saying "Do not do unto others what you do not want to be done unto you". As what a popular declamation says, "Vengeance is not ours. It's God's". We don't put justice on our hands. Let justice or God get its way. If we also hurt other people, wouldn't we seek forgiveness? It is just right to forgive and be forgiven.
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• Philippines
29 May 10
well said iristacey. it is stated in the Bible that we will only be forgiven if we forgive those who trespass against us.