Choose one of the quotations below. Write about what you think it means, make a connection to the quotation, and discuss if you agree or disagree with the statement and why. Again, make sure you are putting thought into your writing.
QUOTATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM...
"Don't get mad, get even." ~Robert F. Kennedy
"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." ~Mahatma Ghandi
"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." ~Marcus Aurelius
The saying dont get mad get even means exactly what it says dont get mad at people get even with them and just call it even and get along together.
ReplyDelete"Saying the best revenge is to not to become the one who wronged you." It is completely true if you do not say anything do anything to get the person back they will just keep going on and ranting about it. If you do not do anything though they will not bother you again because they will think that it does not get into your head. If they do something to you that you do not like. Ask them to stop or walk away. Do not do anything else to make them mad or want to do it to you again. Revenge can be bad but in someways it can be good. Like in sports if you get hurt or they score on you, you want to score back or blow them up with a hit in football. Or like if someone makes fun of you, what would most of you do you would get revenge. If it is bad though you wouldn't want to do it again. Like in a football fight the second person usually gets caught.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." ~Marcus Aurelius I like this quote because if you can go on without getting revenge, you are strong. You don't need to stoop to that level, it's not worth it. Chances are, you will be the one to get caught, and the person you are trying to get back won't get in trouble, and that will make you more upset than you were to start with. Be more mature, just brush it off, it's not a big deal. You could hold a grudge, but that probably won't get you anywhere either. "Revenge" may turn into an on-going battle, if that happens, things could get awful. If you try to get revenge it will only cause more trouble, so be strong and don't let it get to you.
ReplyDeleteI chose to quote "Don't get mad, get even." I think it means if someone does something wrong to you, you need to be even with the other person. My mom always says two wrongs don't make a right. To be even I think means that you get over yourself and get along. Revenge is not always the right thing to do during instances. You might just have to bite your tongue and move on! You don't want to be the person who always makes the revenge worse then what happened to you.
ReplyDeleteA connection in my life you be during homecoming week we got attempted to be T-pd. They didn't get very far because my dog scarred them away the first time. They ended up coming back and that time my dad chased them with a spotlight. After they left we picked up all the toilet paper into 2 Fareway bags and tore them up into very little pieces. The next night we ended up t-peing the people who tried to get our house. The next day they were complaining on how long it would take them to pick up. I wasn't trying to be mean, I was just getting even for trying to tp us.
I agree with this statement to an extent. You can only do so much before it cause trouble. There is a fine line on how to get even and going to far. As I said before, revenge may not always be a good way to get even. You don't want to go over and above and be hated more!
When someone wants to get revenge on another person, many people do anything to get back at them. There are many ways you can seek revenge including tricks, comments, or even negative phrases. For me, I would probably play tricks on them to get revenge, because when you play tricks on them you really are not hurting them, you are just messing with them and their brain. Sometimes if I get mad at my brother or sister, i will often trick them or scare them good to seek revenge. It usually works, and you don't have to make negative comments or abuse them! Just remember If you don't want others to be mean to you, then don't me mean to them and you may get some respect.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the situation whether or not you should get revenge. If it is something small then you should just let it go, but if its more serious you should get them back. I am the type that likes to get even with people. Thats just me some people are nicer about it. So it depends on your personality whether or not to get revenge.
ReplyDeleteDon't get mad, get even. A lot of people like to get revenge on the people that caused them trouble or even if it does even do anything to you. I think there is a right revenge and a wrong revenge. The phrase is a very common around my family. The saying is prompting revenge, rather than saying don't be like them. When my dad might do something that hinders me, the first thing i think about is how to get back at him. I agree with the writing ,if it doesn't do as much harm as what they did to you. Also, if you are friends it would be okay, because you both know your messing around. Although, if you are sworn enemies, than it isn't okay. Just because they did something bad to you does not mean you can do it back. It means you need to be the better person and do the right thing. No, the right thing is not to get revenge on them. It might be the right thing to do if you are best friends, or even family.
ReplyDeleteDon' t get mad get even means that you shouldn't get mad and dwell on what that person has said or done you should try to seek revenge and make them as upset as they made you. I think that a lot of brothers and sister do this just to be mean. And friends do this so they can be better then each other. I think when people try to seek revenge sometimes they go to far. Maybe someone could end up getting hurt in the revenge process. Sometimes people won't stop until they get really good revenge.
ReplyDeleteThe saying "Don't get mad, get even." ~Robert F. Kennedy is a very true statement. If you ask me I think the only way to feel better about something is to get even. The only problem with that is that sometimes getting even gets you in bigger trouble. A example is the twin towers. Of course we were angry after words but then last year we got even and killed Osama Bin Laden. That helped a lot of people that had love ones die on 9/11 greave even more. But if some kills your friend then you go kill him you will probably get put in jail. So you have to be smart about revenge. The thing about revenge is that it can male you feel better but you have to think about the people it might make feel worse. Also sometimes you just have to let karma take its course, and stand back and enjoy the ride.
ReplyDelete"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" means to me that they are simply states that they think revenge is okay. This is just saying that if they did something to you than you can do something back and then you'll be even with them. I do not agree with this statement because then when we are thinking that we can always get even with someone it can get very bad and carried away.
ReplyDeleteAs the years go on the people have become more violent. This can get very carried away and it can also been taken very seriously. This quote written by Mahatma Ghandi is meaning that revenge is not a bad thing and that when yo get your revenge then everyone else will think that you are even. Revenge doesn't do anything but hurt the other person. Yes, they did hurt you in a way but it's not helping anybody out when you try and get revenge.
"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." This quote was once said be Marcus Aurelius. I think this quote is very true. I would have to agree with this quote, because if a person does something to you and you don't respond, it throws them off. If you don't take revenge and act like you don't care, you become the bigger person. I think this because the person that does something to you has a goal of making you mad. By not doing something back to them I believe you have won. Plus if you just ignore it they will leave you alone and will stop bothering you most of the time. Even though revenge is sometimes good, usually it is just best to not let the situation get to you.
ReplyDeleteWhen they say "Don`t get mad get even," you should follow that. When some on hits you hit them back even if it gets you in trouble you can say that you were just getting even. I was told that if someone hits you hit them back harder, and then they might listen. These reasons, are why I believe this statement, because it is true.
ReplyDelete"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind"~Mahatma Ghandi
ReplyDeleteThis quote is telling you that you shouldn't try to get revenge with somebody. My mom has always said two wrongs don't make a right. If you try to get back at someone then they might not think the argument is over and try to get back at you. Your best bet is to just try to forgive them for what they have done to you and accept the fact that it can't be changed now. When you get back at someone it just fuels the fire and you argue your life away. I think what the quote means is that you shouldn't go around doing wrong to others who have done wrong to you just so thing will be "fair" because sometimes you might go a little too far. Just remember do on to other as you want done on to you and you should be just fine.
When it comes to revenge, the idea of burning someone just as hard as they burned you sounds nice. Anyone who have ever been wronged and just got even, they know what I'm talking about. Robert F. Kennedy said, "Don't get mad, get even," and sometime thats all you can do. Even once you have gotten "even" more than likely you will still remember what they did to you. It could be funny revenge, such as throwing water as your friend or hiding a fart cushion under a pillow, but as soon as its not a joke its not pretty. Your so called friend brakes your 150 dollar phone, as a joke, not funny. More than likely your going to want to get back at them. So when it comes to revenge it can be one of the most wanted, hated, sweetest, or even loved thing ever. So don't get mad, get even.
ReplyDelete"An eye for a eye, leaves the whole world blind," It is so true. You can't see without eyes. They let you see the whole world. If you do not see then I feel bad for you. I hope nothing happens with my eyes. I did here a saying An eye for a eye. It is like this one to but it does not have leaves the whole world blind. I hope the whole world does not go blind then that would be bad. No one world be able to work, and make food and many other things that I can not think of.
ReplyDeleteI like the first quote by Robert F. Kennedy, "Don't get mad, get even." It tells us to not let the stuff get to your head and to become equal. When you get even, the person your getting even with will feel bad for doing whatever and he/she will stop. For example: One brother doesn't share his cookie with his other brother then the other brother doesn't share his candy with the other brother. I agree with that statement its just that you don't want to go to far! Don't break property or steal anything or do something illegal!
ReplyDeleteIn the saying, "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." ,means that revenge isn't a good thing, because it will just make things worse. when it say that it leaves the whole world blind, it is saying that if you get revenge on someone, they will want it back on you, and it will keep making it worse, not better. It will be a continuous circle of revenge, because you don't want to be the one who got revenge on them, but didn't give it back, so everyone will keep getting revenge on each other. The world will become blind, because if you keep taking each other's eyes, there will be no more eyes to take, and the world will eventually become blind.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." ~Marcus Aurelius, I think what he means is that if you get bullied by another person you should go get help as your revenge. If you fight with that person and keep being mean to them then sooner or later you will become the bully yourself. So you should go get help instead of fighting or you will become the bully and will hurt others.
ReplyDeleteThe saying, "Don't get mad, get even." is a good saying. If someone punches you, your not just going to stand their, your going to punch them back harder. If you don't get even, then you are the loser. Nobody wants to be a loser. When you get even, it lets them know your not going to take it. It doesn't mean you should start the fight, it basically means defend yourself. If they start the fight you have every right to end it, by getting even.
ReplyDeleteDon't get mad get even. That is a very good quote. So when you are getting picked on just don't take it and that will make that person mad because you are not getting mad and your not listening to them. And if you do take it just pick on them back because you are getting even (revenge). So always think of this quote when your mad. Just get even with the other person.
ReplyDeleteThe saying "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." ~Mahatma Ghandi Is a well said saying. When someone does something to me I make sure to always get revenge one way or another, and when I get them back they want to get me back again until we finally just shake hands and call it even. If you don't shake hands and agree to stop things will get worse. The world will become blind because you take their two eyes and they do the same back to you, and eventually the world is blind.
ReplyDeleteI think you should get even. Getting even to me means to do the same thing back to them or to do something even more bad. Some times that could be a bad thing in many ways. One time my brother put a hole in one of my out side coats so I took his coat and I did the same but his hole was bigger. Sometimes I agree and disagree but it just depends on what you or they did.
ReplyDeleteDon't get mad, get even. This means that besides getting mad at the person that did it to you just get them just as bad or worse. like if someone takes your book and hides it you take theres and you hide it worse so that they can not find it back. Like also if you have to get something done and they wont stop distracting you then you can do the same to them but wait tell its a huge project so they fail haha.
ReplyDeleteIn the quote "Don't get mad, get even," I think this quote means if someone pulls a trick on you, you shouldn't get mad about it just do it back to them. For example, when one of my sisters are playing tricks, wait until a week later and do it back to them. I agree to this statement to a certain extent. I think that you should get even with people but not ruin their life. Someways are good and others are bad like ruining someone's reputation to try to get even with them. At the same time don't go overboard. Don't do too much then they can do it to you over again.
ReplyDeleteI think the saying "an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" is true because if one person killed another person and they wanted revenge they would start a never ending chain untill every one was dead so revenge is not always the answer. Revenge isnt good because you would try to get revenge on each other and you would get angryer and then you would go to far and kill each other.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone starts to irritate you, you most likely will start to get mad at them. The quote "Don't get mad, get even," is telling you that you should just stay calm and get them back later. I disagree with this quote because it will cause someone to get mad anyway, and then there will be like a mini war between the two people. People should not even have to think that they need revenge, or need to get even with someone. People just need to let things go, because it will be better in the long run. Revenge should not need to happen because someone could get physically hurt or mentally hurt. Sometimes people just need to get things out of their minds, but they should not do it by getting back at someone. People should just do something else that is fun, to get bad things off of their minds. People don't need to get revenge, therefore, I disagree with this quote.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." Revenge is a mean and hurtful thing to have in this world. If a person does something to you, you want to get them back that is just the act of nature. Thats why I picked Marcus Aurelius sentence over revenge he is looking at it in a different way and that is what I admire about it. What he is trying to say is that if a person kills your son you are probably going to want to kill them. But this is still not right, to want to kill someone this is bad revenge. You would become just like the person that killed your son even if you did it to get back at them. So the way that Marcus Aurelius put it I think is the right way to put revenge if you want revenge just make sure you do not become like the person that did the thing to you.
ReplyDeleteIn the saying "The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." by Marcus Aurelius means that getting even with someone isn't worth your time because in the end either things will work out or it would be a waste of time depending on the situation. Many people think that getting back at someone for something they did to you is going to make them even, but in life, it really doesn't. Violence is never the answer. Same goes for getting someone back for something they did to you. Be the bigger person and walk away. It'll make you look better than the one that did something to you in the end. If someone did something to me, I'd walk away and just let what ever happens, happen. Life's to short to worry about what people think of you and you don't want to be that person that everyone hates or that everyone loves.
ReplyDeleteWhen JFK said Don't get mad get even... I think the was taking about war and how people should get mad and fight for their country. He makes it sound like revenge is a good thing which is sometimes. There are other times when you should let things go. When JFK said get even someone must have really done some thing bad. So I agree with JFK some times. I don't think that revenge is a not a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm writing about the quote "Don't get mad, get even". I chose this one because I like it. I think it means, instead of hitting him or something you should find the persons weakness then strike by embbarressing them or something. When my brother makes me mad I can't exactly hit him because he is a bit bigger than me, so I use my head I trick him into going outside the I lock the doors so he can't get back in. I agree with the statement because if America was just mad going in the war we would of lost because we couldn't out smart them or anything. I put thought into my words I think.
ReplyDeleteThe quote, "The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you," means that instead of getting back at them you should make it seem like you don't care. They should realize that they aren't going to get a fight out of you and leave you a lone. If you try to get even you could hurt them worse then they hurt you and they could do much worse, it is best just to leave the situation a lone. Like if your brother takes your homework and shreds and you try to get back at him it means neither of you have won. You must be the bigger man and take the high road, that also makes them wonder if they really should go on like they are. I agree with the quote because if everyone tried to ignore the person who wronged them or just let it got without hurting anyone then the world would be a much better place, and there would potentially be less people out there that want to hurt others because less people will fight back and then they have no need to or will not have enough fun trying to get others to fight.
ReplyDeleteWhen we get mad we want to get even with others. Everybody wants to get even if someone did something to them. We don't think about it before we do something to get revenge. Some times it gets really bad like the columbine shooting when dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 students and 2 teachers because people bullied them. You shoulden't take in your own hands. these are my reasons why when we are mad we want revenge.
ReplyDeleteThe saying, "Don't get mad get even." ,means that you shouldn't wast your time being mad have fun and get even. The "get even" part means to play a trick on the person who did a trick on you. Theirs many ways of how to look at the quote depending on the person who is reading it. I also think of it as don't take what people say so seriously, just turn it into a joke and make something funny out of something that should have hurt you. If you spend weeks being mad at someone, you are going to have a lot of stress. If you get even and not mad life is going to be easier and less stressful.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even." Robert Kennedy I agree to the quote because if someone makes mad you have to get even. When your brother does something that gets you mad. You have to get even. When someone bets you in something got to get even. I think this a great quote because it relates to every peoples life because they have brother, and sisters that makes them really mad. So you have to get even.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even." A quote from Robert Kennedy. I love this quote because I believe this is true. I have been taught that two rights don't make one wrong, but I believe it does. When someone makes me mad the first thing that pops into mind is how to get back at them. So I guess you can say that I totally agree with this particular quote. It fits my lifestyle suitably. Violence is not the answer to life. For me, it is the opposite. Sweet, sweet revenge.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." -Marcus Aurelius.
ReplyDeleteThis quote simply means to not sink to your enemies level. If they got you good, or did something really bad to you, get revenge but do it in the better perspective. For example, if your 'enemy' goes after your 'crush' don't let her see how much it bothers you. Even though it may drive you up the wall, don't let her get the satisfaction that she won. I think that these kinds of things happen every day. Everyone has that one person who they absolutely cannot stand, and everything they do bothers them. It's even worse when the person you dislike knows that you don't like them, and they make everything else seem more noticeable. They start to do things that irritate you more and more until you cannot stand it anymore.
"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you."-Marcus Aurelius
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. The quote is saying that if someone hurts you in some way, revenge is not the answer. You still should stand up for yourself. Be the bigger person. Just because someone does something to you does not mean you have to do something bad back, that will make you look like as much of a bad guy as the person who did it to you. If you do something back, it will become an ongoing battle. Just find a way to agree with the person and stop the fighting and arguing. Violence is never the answer.
Revenge can be a great thing but it can also be very bad. If somebody does something you dont like and you want revenge, you must think before you act and wonder if it is an ok thing to do and if its not just dont do it. Revenge can be an appropriate way to say your mad at someone like if they take your money, you might run them over with a car wich wouldn't be a very reasonable action, but if you take some money from them to get even it wouldn't hurt anything. Another example of overreacting might be like if someone takes your homowork and you burn down their house, not a good response to the problem, but if you ruin their homework or take yours back it wouldn't be quite as bad as burning their house down. Some people don't react in a reasonable way to people doing stupid things to them so they try to get revenge, by doing someting worse to them then what they did to you.
ReplyDeleteI chose "Don't get mad get even." - by Robert Kennedy. In that quote he is saying that you shouldn't get mad at someone but you should get back at them. Make them pay for your lose. That they should have to suffer to make you feel good. I have heard many people say this quote but i don't agree with it. I think we should not try to make people suffer for our loses but just deal out the problem peacefully. It can't be that hard to not just go up to someone and say I'm going to bomb you and all of your family for killing my goldfish. Thats how our world is today. It is filled with violence and people wanting to kill each other. I think it's because all of the video game that have bombing and shooting and war in them. It's teaching the younger kids that killing things is ok. It is killing our society. The way people try to get on to planes and bomb them just to kill a bunch of people that they don't even have a clue who they are. Thats my thoughts on this topic.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you."
ReplyDeleteMarcus Aurelius speaks a lot of truth in that short line. I do believe in revenge but I also don't believe in hurting someone the way they hurt you. In elementary school, I was bullied horribly, so bad only two people in my class would even talk to me, I owe a lot to those two people. If I chose to take revenge, I would still be fighting with my bullies and I would be just as bad of a person as they were to me. At the same time though, I couldn't let them slide by. What they did to me was unforgivable and I wanted them to know that I was better than that. I decided that my best revenge was to be successful. I wouldn't let what they did to me slow me down, instead, it would speed me up. Every time I was smarter, brighter, more creative I felt like I was finally beating those bullies.
If you take revenge, you're just as bad as your enemies in the first place. If you don't do anything then you let them win, but if you fight back without throwing a fist in the air, you might just beat them.
In the quote "Don't get mad, get even," by Robert Kennedy, seems to be that there is a winner, and a fight against your opponent. When you or someone else get's upset, that is usually when you get mad and give up or even try to come back at them with something more extreme and more intense then what they did to you. For example, you did not get invited to a one of your friend's house, and every other one of your friends did. What do you do? Go sit in a corner and cry, okay so maybe some of you would, but usually you get back at them by having the same group they had over but don't invite her or him. Or you are mad at them and won't talk to them, or won't have a conversation with them. This sometimes leads into stress which could also cause you to go behind their back and say some very rude and two year old rumor things. This quote is not good encouragment, but is understandable in reality.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even." ~Robert Kennedy I agree with this quote because it's not good to get mad at a person if you don't know the whole story. I think you should get even because it's if they did something to you that made you mad, then you should do something to them because they have to know revenge has to come sometime. For example, Brooke and I share clothes but if I don't want her to wear something of mine then she won't let me wear something of hers that she likes. I think this quote means you don't need to explode on someone, but get even with them because they had to know it had to becoming.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even."
ReplyDelete--Robert F. Kennedy
I agree with this statement because if someone says or does something to you, you should be able to get them back, or get revenge. I think this quote means that when somebody or some people do something to you, you have to get back at them and get even because you want them to go through what you had gone through for what they put you through. You would usually see revenge most of the time be between brothers and sisters or friends. I am the only child so I don't have to worry about getting revenge on anyone. Although, sometimes if your friend or friends gets you in trouble or something like that you are going to want to get them back somehow. I am usually seeing this happen because that is how everyone is it seems like. Everybody does this because its our human nature to be mad at someone for something they did to you.
"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." I think this quote is very interesting. Usually when someone does something to you, they want a reaction. They want you to get worked up or mad. They get a kick out of your reaction. What you can do to make them mad, or to get revenge on them is to not react. Pretend like it is no big deal and just shake it off. If it does hurt you, don't let them see that. Do not do something back to them. Do not yell or think of something you could do to them, because that is what they want. They want you to get worked up. So as revenge, keep your cool. Give them what they don't want, which you to be unaffected. My parents always tell me to count to ten when my brother makes me mad. He will stop what he is doing if I don't react to what he is doing. I totally agree with this statement. I have never really thought about it like this, but it is so true. If you don't give somebody what they want, they will stop trying. Remember, "The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you."
ReplyDelete“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” I think that Marcus Aurelius was very right in saying those very words. Revenge is something that every human being experiences at one time or another in their lives, and we all have different ways of coping with our revenge. Some people want to get even or get back at the person, some want to forgive and forget, some people want to let karma do it's job, and others just wish it never happened. I think that the best way to deal with revenge is to let karma do it's magic. Unexpected things can happen if you just sit back and relax. There is no need to make a huge deal out of everything, because sometimes that will only make matters worse. Your enemy has done wrong to you, so this quote is saying do not do what your enemy did to you. Think about the golden rule. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Karma will make it's path, it always does.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even." This quote means to get revenge on people who do you wrong. It says that instead of being mad at someone, you should get even with them by doing something back to them. If they do something mean to you, then you should do something even worse to them. That is what getting revenge is all about. It's like when I was a little kid and someone did something to me, like hitting me, I would do it back. Then I would get in trouble even though they started it. I used to think that this was right when I was younger. If someone did something to me, I would get back at them. Now I know that it is wrong though. You have to be the better person and not try and seek revenge, no matter how mad you are at them. When you get revenge on someone you are just as bad as them. That is why I would have to disagree with this quote. Instead of getting even, sometimes you just have to forget about it and move on. You will be doing the right thing and you will feel better about yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe quote, "The best revenge is not to become the one who wronged you," means that you shouldn't get revenge on a person. The only way they ar going to stop doing wrong to you is if there is no one fighting back. Revenge is never a good thing, although we think it is. Revenge will always come back to get you in the long run, no matter how many years ago it was, it may be days before it comes back and hits you in the face. It is going to come back and you are going to realize that you weren't the better person. You will think over your decision, and know it was a bad one. When it hits you in the face, you may have lost a best friend, a great boyfriend, or maybe even your parents. They may have turned on you and think you are no good. No matter how much you may want revenge on someone, remember it is never a good thing. Think twice about it and you may thank yourself one day.
ReplyDelete"Don't get mad, get even." Lets be honest, half the joy of doing something to somebody, is seeing them get angry. I'm not saying I often make people mad purposely, but if somebody who I truly dislike (and there are few) really has it coming, I may... how you say, take action. But you as a person can't give others the satisfaction of getting mad when somebody purposely tries to hurt you. We all know how frustrating it is when you see somebody just brush it off and be like "whatever." So instead of crying or grimacing at them, revenge may be your best option. If you can avoid getting mad AND getting even, more power to you, sugar. But if you're anything like me, you know you can only put up with so much until you tell that prissy, sour puss where she can stick it.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds of once when I was at the pool and some girls who I did not know (but they knew me) stared at me and made rude remarks the entire time. The fact they knew me, my friends, and everything about me is still pretty creepy to me, but that's neither here nor there. The girls continued to say terrible things about me, but being the bigger person I just smiled pleasantly and- didn't let them get to me. But as one of those girls later became interested in my near and dear guyfriend, i was simply forced to tell him about all the terrible things she had said about me. Not once did I let those girls know it didn't bother me, but the fact I shot down her chances at a relationship probably bit her in the butt. So as you see, your initial reaction won't do much other than give others the satisfaction of getting to you, but being able to use what they've done to you against them is a satisfactory revenge and you didn't even have to lift a finger.
"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." Mahatma Ghandi was stating the truth when he said this. When people seek revenge they think of it as an eye for an eye. So when someone does something to you and you try to get even, they might think the same thing. If everyone seeks revenge then there is no one left. As he says the whole world would be blind. I believe this is true. Yes, they did something wrong, but you don't need to get back at them. People need to be the biggger person and don't get back at them. No don't pretend like it didn't happen but don't make it a scene or anything. Try talking it out. If it is in fun, then it is okay. People can take it to far though. To relate it to my life I think of when people quit something or do something to make me mad and I want to get back at them sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. That is why I believe the quote, "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind," by Mahatma Ghandi is a great and accurate quote.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you." by Marcus Aurelius. I agree with Marcus. If you want to get revenge on someone for what they did to you that is normal but if you go forth and actually do something mean or hurtful it is as if you are the bully that did the same thing to you. If you get picked on about your freckles and then because you are hurt go back and tell the person who made fun of you that their hair is ugly, you became the bad person in the picture. No one likes to be picked on or beat up but it is better for you to bring it to someone else or just let it go and ignore them. If you want to become to bigger person is sometimes hard but it is probably the best way to get through a fight than to bring revenge into the picture. Revenge isn't the way to solve problems, it is more of a way to make more problems.
ReplyDelete"The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you."
ReplyDeleteThis quote by Marcus Aurelius speaks wonders. It tells us all to take the high road. If any of us were to try to get revenge by redoing what had been done to us, we would all be on the same moral levels. And those levels- no matter how fair they may seem- are very low. I think this quote is miraculous. I agree with the message that it sends. It is amazing how much everyone could learn from this.
Looking into my past, I see that even I could have used this quote. When I was a child, I was horrid. I was possibly even beyond horrid. Everyone followed me, and made me feel like a queen, but I didn't forget about the ones who had left me out or wronged me in the past. In fact, I would purposely leave them out once or twice to get the point across that no one hurts me. Now that I have grown up both physically and mentally, I have seen a great change in myself and my actions. I have noticed that I used to sink to those people's levels, and that made both them, and myself, not like me.
Honestly, I am beyond happy to have had the chance to write about this very quote. It again reminds me how much I have matured and grown through all that I've had to go through. Thanks for picking it, Mrs. DeVore.
''The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you" ~Marcus Aurelius. I was taught ever since I was little the phrase, be the better person. My mom would always hush me before yelling at my siblings and simply say, be the better person. Hold what your going to say and just use the silent treatment. This quote is exactly what my mom was teaching me. When somebody does something wrong to you don't fight back, because thats what they want, they want to pick a fight. When you simply don't say anything back you are winning the fight. This eats them up inside because its just like spraying some Febreze into a fan, it blows right back at you. Whatever they say say or do, you know that they are going to get slapped in the face by there own actions because you chose not to stoop to there level. I fully agree with the quote and my family and I live by this quote, so that is why this quote is important to me.
ReplyDelete"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." ~Mahatma Ghandi
ReplyDeleteI think we all recognize how intelligent knowledgable Ghandi was, far beyond what most of us could ever imagine. This quote is another example that shows how he was very wise, because only wise people can understand that there is no point in "revenge." What I understand this quote as is as follows: if you do the wrong the person who wronged you in the same way, you are just as guilty, there is no resolution, and no one learns. Someone please tell me, what is it going to do if you hit your brother back? A red mark on his arm to match yours? I understand that he hurt you, but be the bigger, better, and smarter person, and take it upon yourself to choose not to hurt someone in the way they hurt you. It will only make you as bad as that person, and you must promise to yourself that you are better than that. I have personally experienced constant teasing by individuals before, but I know that getting snappy and harsh right back will not solve anything. I must simply remove myself from the situation, take a couple of deep breaths, and continue on without purposely trying to have negative interactions with that person. I agree with Ghandi one hundred percent, because I personally know that it doesn't help to get "an eye for an eye," but in fact does the opposite of helping. You will become a better person and learn a much-needed life-lesson if you can control your own actions and not chose to replicate others' actions.