“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
― Marcus Aurelius
One of the easiest things to do when someone has hurt us is to want to pay them back in kind. To do unto them as they do unto us, an eye for an eye and all the rest of the Old Testament reactions. Even sadder, far too often in the cases of abuse,the one abused becomes an abuser in kind expanding the cycle of pain and victimhood. There seems to be a lot of pain out there and healing takes time.
George Herbert said that “living well is the best revenge” and I find amazing truth in that. If someone intently wants to make you unhappy (usually as an extension of their unhappiness) the best way to thwart them is to have as happy a life as possible. Be the happy that they cannot. At worst, you will frustrate people who see you as their enemy. At best they may actually want to have what you’re having and learn how to get that happiness for themselves. Joy and good feeling can be as contagious as pain if we let it.
Blessings, G
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have always adhered to “living well is the best revenge” but when you are in the midst of an eight year lawsuit, it gets difficlut
True,
Tho that may be when it is the most important to treat yourself well.
Good luck.
very true – thanks and Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or Merry Happy which about takes in everything
So true, and it works when understanding and compassion can’t be found or don’t feel like enough. Although it’s always good to seek understanding and compassion because it also works when we can find them and isn’t that an awesome trinity.
Awesome indeed Thanks.. Hope everything is going great. Happy holidays to both of you and the dogs