We live in a world, so to speak, not perfect. In it, along with wonderful and exemplary qualities, for example, kindness, compassion, there are also such as envy, greed, revenge. In this article, the author will try to uncover why revenge is a dish served cold, as the famous Italian proverb says.
The concept of revenge
We all know (at least, we must know) what revenge is. According to the Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language of Ushakov, revenge is the intentional infliction of evil, trouble in order to repay for insult, resentment or suffering. For a better understanding of the term, there are a large number of quotes about the revenge of great people.
This is the driving force within a person with whom they acted dishonestly and cruelly. Injustices can be very different. They can be limited only by the level of human consciousness. After all, theoretically, you can begin to avenge the fact that someone inadvertently stepped on his foot in public transport. But in most cases, the reason for revenge are more tragic events in human life. One Italian quote about revenge says:
Revenge comes when you do not wait for it. She can sneak into a person’s heart out of nowhere.
But why is revenge a cold dish? At one time, the Italian mafia knew that the feeling of anger caused by a thirst for retribution overshadows the mind. Therefore, it was necessary to carefully weigh everything, and only then to quench their hatred of offenders. By that time, revenge, of course, had time to cool.
What is the role of revenge in everyone's life?
Life itself is complex, everyone struggles for it with all its might. Accordingly, when a person experiences discomfort from someone, he will try to somehow repay the offender according to his deserts. Many people do this with confidence. But why is this happening in today's society?
There is a difference between revenge and punishment: punishment is for the punishable, and vengeance is for the revenge in order to quench his anger. Aristotle
It turns out that most just find in their revenge the happiness that is so hard to find today. Retribution delights precisely by quenching one’s anger. Such actions, of course, could be called a punishment, but it all depends on what mood is invested. In most cases, the offender gets his own, so that the victim can calm his ardor. Therefore, this cannot be a punishment, as Aristotle said.
Does the wrongdoer get what he deserves?
This is, of course, a rhetorical question. After all, who in modern society agrees to leave their offender unpunished? This is absurd. But suddenly, one small question arises, which most likely is asked by common sense: "Do you need to dirty your hands by raising them to the person who offended me?" And this is confirmed by a quote about revenge on the enemy:
The best revenge is oblivion; it will bury the enemy in the dust of his insignificance. B. Gracian
But the truth is. After analyzing the phenomenon of the law of karma, which came from the East and has become very popular today, or a more mundane option for the average citizen of the West - a causal relationship, one can understand some interesting things that had never occurred to me before.
Suddenly it turns out that everything that happens to a person, whether good or bad, comes into our lives by chance, and in accordance with their past activities. Accordingly, it does not make sense at all to revenge one’s own enemy, because fate or the Lord (everyone calls the higher forces in his own way, depending on the level of self-awareness) will make sure that everything in the world happens in justice. A person is unlikely to have a desire to act on the principles of "tooth for tooth" and "eye for eye" after he looks at the situation from this point of view.
One of the most reasonable quotes about revenge is:
He who does not want (or cannot) take revenge himself, delegates this to God. Arkady Davidovich.
So this is a matter for each person personally.
Is revenge immoral?
At the same time, as mentioned earlier, it cannot be said that from now on one needs to live and just endure all the bad things without doing anything. Not! Revenge, in essence, is not immoral. It all depends on three main factors, which, by the way, can be applied in absolutely any situation:
- Time.
- Places.
- Circumstances.
For example, if the matter concerns relatives or close ones, that is, if something happened to them, then many people believe that their primary duty is to make sure that all offenders get what they deserve. But the main thing is that sobriety should not be absent. It is strange if a person sits idle with thoughts: "God will figure it out, they will still get their own." This is another extreme when fear and helplessness speak for a person.
As a result, we can say that it is necessary to be able to correctly use the opportunity to give retaliation. In principle, with regard to you personally, in half the cases, you can forgive a person who has offended you. It’s a matter of pride if we allow letting go of the insult to the little trouble delivered to us. And if loved ones suffer, friends? Surely you have in stock some stories about people who decided that it was impossible to leave it unpunished. However, of course, revenge is a matter of serious moral choice for every person.