Revenge - Getting Even
Definitions
- The desire to get even,
- Retaliation for injury, loss, or humiliation,
- An attempt to transform shame into pride.
- Seeking symmetrical injury, harm, or loss
Synonyms
Defending honor, getting even, pay back, reprisal, retribution, retaliation, revanche, vengeance, vendetta, vindication, and avenging a wrong are all synonyms for revenge Although competition has its roots in vengeance, it can be satisfied constructively through organized sports and other formalized contests.
Related terms
Justice, Deterrence, Reprisal, Retribution, Reparations, Remorse, Atonement, Retaliation, Vengeance, Vendetta, Reconciliation
I am a firm believer of karma, “what goes around comes around”, not necessarily to the person that inflected the hurt, but to someone close to them, their loved ones.
Normally when someone has hurt me, I step back and don’t say anything; I am not one for retaliation or revenge. There is a marked difference between retaliation and revenge.
Retaliation is to hurt someone and make them feel basically the same as they made you feel.
Karma is the universal system of justice and it is conducted without emotion or negative judgment. Karma states that for every action there will be a corresponding and appropriate reaction. “What you sow, that is what you reap.”
If someone acts positively, then positive energy will come back to the person and if someone acts negatively, then negative energy will come back to the person. There is actually no need for human interference with this system because it works flawlessly. It works just like a boomerang. The boomerang comes back to us every time it is thrown into the air. Inevitably, we are responsible for our actions.
Anything and everything that we do to others will sooner or later be done to us by someone, somewhere. The good that we do to others we shall receive back in like measure; and the evil that we do to others in like manner we shall receive back too. This does not in the least mean that the same people whom we treat well or ill will be the actual ones to return the action.
For every unkind word that you speak to or about another person, an unkind word will be spoken to or about you. For every time that you cheat, you will be cheated. For every time that you deceive, you will be deceived. For every lie that you utter, you will be lied to. Every time that you neglect a duty, or evade a responsibility, or misuse authority over other people, you are doing something for which you will inevitably have to pay by suffering a like injury yourself…
If, however, they understood that the law of retribution is a Cosmic Law, impersonal and unchanging as the law of gravity…they would think twice before they treated other people unjustly. The law of gravity never sleeps, is never off duty or off its guard, is never tried out, is neither compassionate nor vindictive; and no one would ever dream of trying to evade it, or coax it, or bribe it, or intimidate it.
If we want to be free of blame, it is probably best not to blame others. Forgiving others is positive and revenge toward others is negative. Based on the system of karma, by forgiving someone else, we are actually forgiving ourselves because we are creating positive energy that can mitigate our past acts of negativity.
Retaliation is to hurt someone and make them feel basically the same as they made you feel.
“an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”
Revenge is making sure you hurt that person that hurt you, hurt them a lot worse.
For both retaliation and revenge, people should always be accountable for their actions. A new word into the equation is justice, but I think that justice would be served by karma!
I think justice means that a person is held accountable for his actions or her action and they must take responsibility for their actions and make amendments.
Yes we would all like to see justice served to those who hurt us, how can they not know they would be hurting us, how could they not been punished for their wrong doings?
Many people are unable to face the cruelty of their own actions and prefer to avoid any form of confrontation. This avoidance is usually based on fear. They are afraid of being held accountable for their actions, they are afraid of repercussions and they are afraid of admitting their own inadequacies even to themselves; just hearing the truth about their behaviour causes pain. The extreme form of avoidance is to run away from the person who has been hurt, which causes more pain for both people. In this case, justice leads to further separation and betrayal.
There is nothing wrong with confronting people with the pain they have caused, even if the end result is painful. Individuals need to be responsible for their behaviour. If we do not confront the people who have committed the inequity, the hostility can build inside ourselves, which can be psychologically damaging. Yet, based on fear, we live in a society where some people avoid all forms of negativity, even at the expense of justice.
Past experience with confrontations about negative behaviour can lead to a complete avoidance of anything unpleasant in an attempt to preserve the “friendship.” Yet real friends can face the responsibility of the pain they cause others, without destroying the relationship.
Someone who runs away from others when negativity is exposed could never be a real friend to anyone. These people are continually running away from themselves and they repeatedly refuse to take responsibility for their actions. It is no different from someone who runs away from the law after committing a crime. In both cases, justice is being avoided.
Revenge is an emotion that is based on hatred. Negative actions are pursued only to further punish the person who inflicted the initial pain. Taking responsibility for actions is never enough. The “victim” feels that a greater punishment is deserved.
Revenge appears to make the “victim” feel better but actions based on hatred only cause pain.
“To hate is to acknowledge our inferiority and fear; we do not hate a foe whom we are confident we can overcome. He who wishes to revenge injuries by reciprocal hatred will live in misery.”
“To hold onto the pain and seek to exact revenge will simply keep you stuck in pain, and the problem will be exacerbated.
“If you’re going to seek revenge, you’d better dig two graves.’”
Revenge is similar to a punishment that exceeds the severity of the “crime.” Revenge also changes the balance of negative energy. Initially, the person who causes the pain has the “negative score” but once revenge occurs, negativity is also attached to the person who decides to be revengeful.
“Two wrongs never make a right”
When negative actions are painful, rather than illegal, it is impossible to know the correct punishment. That is why the principle of karma is so powerful. It states that individuals do not need to decide the appropriate punishment because the universe ensures the natural balance of negative and positive energy.
I think justice means that a person is held accountable for his actions or her action and they must take responsibility for their actions and make amendments.
Yes we would all like to see justice served to those who hurt us, how can they not know they would be hurting us, how could they not been punished for their wrong doings?
Many people are unable to face the cruelty of their own actions and prefer to avoid any form of confrontation. This avoidance is usually based on fear. They are afraid of being held accountable for their actions, they are afraid of repercussions and they are afraid of admitting their own inadequacies even to themselves; just hearing the truth about their behaviour causes pain. The extreme form of avoidance is to run away from the person who has been hurt, which causes more pain for both people. In this case, justice leads to further separation and betrayal.
There is nothing wrong with confronting people with the pain they have caused, even if the end result is painful. Individuals need to be responsible for their behaviour. If we do not confront the people who have committed the inequity, the hostility can build inside ourselves, which can be psychologically damaging. Yet, based on fear, we live in a society where some people avoid all forms of negativity, even at the expense of justice.
Past experience with confrontations about negative behaviour can lead to a complete avoidance of anything unpleasant in an attempt to preserve the “friendship.” Yet real friends can face the responsibility of the pain they cause others, without destroying the relationship.
Someone who runs away from others when negativity is exposed could never be a real friend to anyone. These people are continually running away from themselves and they repeatedly refuse to take responsibility for their actions. It is no different from someone who runs away from the law after committing a crime. In both cases, justice is being avoided.
Revenge is an emotion that is based on hatred. Negative actions are pursued only to further punish the person who inflicted the initial pain. Taking responsibility for actions is never enough. The “victim” feels that a greater punishment is deserved.
Revenge appears to make the “victim” feel better but actions based on hatred only cause pain.
“To hate is to acknowledge our inferiority and fear; we do not hate a foe whom we are confident we can overcome. He who wishes to revenge injuries by reciprocal hatred will live in misery.”
“To hold onto the pain and seek to exact revenge will simply keep you stuck in pain, and the problem will be exacerbated.
“If you’re going to seek revenge, you’d better dig two graves.’”
Revenge is similar to a punishment that exceeds the severity of the “crime.” Revenge also changes the balance of negative energy. Initially, the person who causes the pain has the “negative score” but once revenge occurs, negativity is also attached to the person who decides to be revengeful.
“Two wrongs never make a right”
When negative actions are painful, rather than illegal, it is impossible to know the correct punishment. That is why the principle of karma is so powerful. It states that individuals do not need to decide the appropriate punishment because the universe ensures the natural balance of negative and positive energy.
Karma is the universal system of justice and it is conducted without emotion or negative judgment. Karma states that for every action there will be a corresponding and appropriate reaction. “What you sow, that is what you reap.” If someone acts positively, then positive energy will come back to the person and if someone acts negatively, then negative energy will come back to the person. There is actually no need for human interference with this system because it works flawlessly. It works just like a boomerang. The boomerang comes back to us every time it is thrown into the air. Inevitably, we are responsible for our actions.
Anything and everything that we do to others will sooner or later be done to us by someone, somewhere. The good that we do to others we shall receive back in like measure; and the evil that we do to others in like manner we shall receive back too. This does not in the least mean that the same people whom we treat well or ill will be the actual ones to return the action.
For every unkind word that you speak to or about another person, an unkind word will be spoken to or about you. For every time that you cheat, you will be cheated. For every time that you deceive, you will be deceived. For every lie that you utter, you will be lied to. Every time that you neglect a duty, or evade a responsibility, or misuse authority over other people, you are doing something for which you will inevitably have to pay by suffering a like injury yourself…
If, however, they understood that the law of retribution is a Cosmic Law, impersonal and unchanging as the law of gravity…they would think twice before they treated other people unjustly. The law of gravity never sleeps, is never off duty or off its guard, is never tried out, is neither compassionate nor vindictive; and no one would ever dream of trying to evade it, or coax it, or bribe it, or intimidate it.
If we want to be free of blame, it is probably best not to blame others. Forgiving others is positive and revenge toward others is negative. Based on the system of karma, by forgiving someone else, we are actually forgiving ourselves because we are creating positive energy that can mitigate our past acts of negativity.
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