Best Served Cold? Or Is This One Dish You Don't Want The Waiter To Bring?

When someone does something to piss us off, we have that moment at first where we want nothing more than to hurt the offender. We want to ruin them, somehow, some way. They hurt us so bad, that we want to hurt them right back. I've addressed revenge before, but not to this degree.

It hurts even worse if they're your friend. It hurts the worst if they're your "best friend." They hurt you, and you feel something ignite within your heart, and you want that spark to burn them, bad. I suppose this can get into the whole nature-versus-nurture thing, but let's keep it simple: Are we instinctively driven for revenge? More importantly: is revenge worth it?

Stooping to their level is a big no-no. You say you hate them, or you reallllly don't like them, for those of you that believe hate is a strong word or whatever. You hate/dislike them so much, you want to get back at them, but then stooping to their level will only turn you into them - even if it's just a "one time thing" - and you'll end up being so mad at yourself. You may not regret it right away, but damnit, you will. To quote Casablanca - though I've never seen it - "maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day you will, and for the rest of your life." Or something along those lines.

Let's jump off the "don't do it" train for a moment. Let's say you're totally going to disregard this advice and you're going to get revenge on someone anyway. Well, then, I can't stop you. But at least listen to this. Do me this one favore.
Think on it.
Think on it really really good. Think of every possible outcome, think about every possible pro and con. Think before you do it. Please, not for me, or anyone else, but for you.

Revenge is like a tattoo. At the moment, it seems like a good idea. It seems so satisfactory. But then as you age, the ink droops and begins to look unattractive and you regret it. Not that I'm saying a tattoo is a bad thing.
I want one.
A small one on my wrist or something.
Or my hand or foot.
But I digress.
Revenge maybe a dish best served cold, but as it heats up, it doesn't taste so good. Regrets. Just the stooping to their level. Not a good idea. Please. To save yourself from so much drama, just don't do it. It'll save you so much energy, time, and just... life.

As my friend WriterGirl17 (http://sameideadifferentwords.blogspot.com/) would say:
Peace, love, and good advice,
~J*~

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