Heh I forgot to add, don't judge yourself so harshly!
On 26 Aug, 13:23, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> I to think that revenge is one of the baser human emotions,,
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> I think learning to over come it and replace it with something else, is the
> beginning of true spirituality It is better to understand than be
> understood. To want revenge is to stand in judgment. In my personal beliefs
> I will be judged by how I judge others. I have a lot of short comings and
> would personally prefer not to stand judgment. The only hope I have for that
> is not to judge others.
> Even there I fail miserably.
> Allan
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> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I think that ultimately, revenge is a baser human emotion and one felt
> > in a more survival level meme of existence. I had to stretch 18 years
> > back to find an example, and I was a very different person then, one
> > just surviving on many levels. A person in the midst of losing almost
> > everything. These days, the issue does not come up for me and I think
> > that has much to do with how I perceive the world, my internal
> > environment is very different than it was back then. I have heard
> > there is a relationship between judgment and conflict, the more you
> > judge, the more conflict will come into your life. Probably the
> > essence of "judge not lest ye be judged." I have found it to be true.
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> > Perhaps the stories of revenge touch us and become classic because, at
> > one time or another in our development, probably when we were young
> > and launching our life, we were so in the midst of surviving that
> > revenge was tempting. Then again, a big crisis, illness or loss will
> > knock us down a few memes temporarily, and we find ourselves in the
> > midst of it again.
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> > What it is to be human is a complicated endeavor, and yet so simple.
> > Thanks to all my fellow humans here, for sharing the journey.
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> > On Aug 26, 6:54 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > I have just finished readinging (again) one of my all time favourite
> > > books. Mary Shelly's Frankenstien.
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> > > I find it asks all sorts of hugely philosophical questions, not least
> > > what it is to be human, and of course vengance is a central theme of
> > > the story.
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> > > In the end both Frankensteins and the monsters quest for vengance ends
> > > in the death of both. Both of their lifes are lost and none are the
> > > richer for it. As BB would have it 'just saying'.
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> > > On 26 Aug, 10:20, showmethehoney <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > Who was it that said "revenge is mine"? I think defining revenge is a
> > > > bit dicey. Is it revengeful to sentence a criminal to a jail term for
> > > > his actions? Is it revengeful to protect oneself when being struck? Is
> > > > it revengeful to react when being accused of something that one
> > > > doesn't feel guilty of? Whether the action is "perceived" to be wrong
> > > > or not, it is human nature to protect oneself when they feel
> > > > threatened or under attack.
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