Posted by Rory Brown in
Wednesday, July 11. 2007
Lately, I've have been thinking about what happens when we feel we have been wronged by someone. In my case, I get angry and don't think about my actions until I am no longer angry. By the time I calm down and think about the situation sometimes it's too late and I have said or done something irreversible. Those are the times when I wonder what the costs are of "getting even". In fictional literature revenge ruins characters, sometimes causing them to lose everything. Yet, given these stories we still end up in our own tale of revenge, sometimes with the same losses the characters ended up having. I wish there was a better way for me to stop and think about things before I act, but when someone you love is involved it's even harder to control. This has happened to me a few times, the effects of which still haunt me, or could haunt me still.
Revenge is a battle, and no battle has a winner that comes out unscathed.
We would all do well to remember the costs that we can incur by letting our anger or passion consume our minds. Even knowing this might not help me in the future.
To those I have attempted to exact a "revenge" on, know that I prefer peace more than anyone. I like to be left alone to try and run my own life as best I can. So, in the way of my Butte heritage, I'll bring over a case of beer and drink to a more peaceful relationship. How does that sound?
