WE HAVE been hearing since our childhood about the word 'revenge'. We hear this word very often in office, college and within families etc. It is said that having vengeance is payback of all that the victim faced.
As we think over this word “revenge” a few things come to our mind, which need to be considered. The questions, which arise are: Why revenge? Is it necessary? How should I have my revenge?
Everyone has their own version of defending their emotions because revenge is an emotion-driven desire. For example, if someone starts saying obsessive words and uses vulgar language against your family members, what is your immediate reaction? Even though we are helpless at that time we definitely look to pay back for what we suffered.
In order to know that we need to analyse a few things:
- How strong is the opponent?
- What is the opponent’s strength?
- Is the opponent ready and strong enough when we have a chance of revenge?
When a person gets too emotional he doesn’t analyse these factors. But if one stops and checks out these three issues, the outcome would be very different. Many of us wait just for the right time for pay-back. But what is the right time here? Does it point out to the weakness of the opponent? Yes, everyone looks for it and brings in every possible action to completely destroy the opponent or at least give them enough punishment for the suffering and pain caused.
That’s fine and fair, a hunter kills a wild beast when it is weak and helpless? Even a scavenger rips the flesh of a lion and causes pain when it lies helpless, that won’t effect that weak lion because it know well that it is weak. A person is a brave hunter when he stands in front of that wild beast and kills him when it is charging towards him.
So what kind of pay-back are you looking for? But when we know that our opponent is stronger so we do not face them head on. But exploiting their weakness makes us like a scavenger, feeding on a dead lion. So when it is time for our payback, we should act like a brave hunter.
If you want to be a true fighter wait, if possible, help your opponent to regain his strength. If you do that, waiting and helping them till they restore their strength, it will be like pouring burning coal on their head that hurts and crushes their hearts in such a way that they will never make others suffer. Only then can we get vengeance. That’s true revenge!