Two Reasons ‘Not’ to Get Even
by Be a soul of life that lets love multiply.
There is not one person exempt from experiencing painful moments. We are living and while we are living we are exposed to a vast array of individual souls. Each one of our births marks the beginning of an adventure. At the core this adventure is singular and private (see poem Private Wars)
Many new age believers will tell you karma is real and what you give to the world is what will be returned to you. This would be something I could believe in if it wasn’t for those people that experience many painful experiences alone. Is it fair to assume we also carry the repercussions of another lifetime? If so that would leave room only for the believer to believe *they did a lot of bad they cannot remember* and greater *no opportunity to ever change what is past, and therefore left to receive experiences of pain and misery all the while giving those around them the best experiences. Let me just say “this is the best description of Hell yet” …and resembles my own personal life.
With that all said I want to lay a foundation for this article by stating one truth of my own, and from this truth I draw from I will reveal to you seven reasons not to get even.
Truth – I Don’t know why we as humans experience pain
Here is a simple reason that is made way to complex. The best reason to not get even with someone when you have experienced hurt from them (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) is because NO ONE likes to be hurt. If we can understand this truth that there is not one person in this world who likes to be hurt we must also too understand (we must be doing a whole lot of what we don’t like)
Let’s break down that sentence by looking at the word hurt as the character in a movie. Hurt is big or small, loud or quiet, the villain or the victim. When we choose to get even with someone we choose the role of Hurt. If we follow the reason back to why and really see that No one likes to be hurt we will suddenly see Being Hurtful to another actually is agreeing to play the role of Hurt. No, you won’t be the one to experience the hurt you will BE HURT ITSELF.
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Post CommentDarla Smith
On February 25, 2009 at 10:00 am
Very well-written. Thanks for sharing.
trishia
On February 25, 2009 at 10:39 am
This is certainly a truthful write.To state that” love and hate eliminates one another” is profound.Thanks for these thoughtful reminders!
Westbrook
On February 25, 2009 at 10:41 am
I like your ideas about trying to avoid hurt. I wish it could be easy, but it isn’t. Hurt plays a huge role in life. Without hurt, would be similar to being blind. Blindness causes a lack of secure direction. Hurt is a mechanism to learn from. We all heard that touching a hot stove will prevent you from touching it again. Hurt, physically or mentally is supposed to keep us from making the same mistakes over and over. The problem is because we have emotions, many of us cannot learn from hurt or refuse to learn from it.
lh
On February 25, 2009 at 12:58 pm
nice writeup good work
Debra.
On February 25, 2009 at 1:02 pm
A very beautiful and insightful write. I love the message.
Christine Ramsay
On February 25, 2009 at 1:15 pm
An in depth look at the problem. So well put.
Christine
lh
On February 25, 2009 at 5:31 pm
just great work
lh
nutuba
On February 25, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Nicely done! And the greatest of these is love.
Lee Altman
On February 25, 2009 at 10:50 pm
good article
lee anne
On February 26, 2009 at 6:36 am
thanks alot for this i know that it wont take my pain away but i just want him to feel the way i feel now
AC Hamilton III
On March 2, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Absolutely brilliant and insighftful. Way to go. All in the name of love….it is healthier. Just an overall excellent job on this.
AC
Daisy Peasblossom
On March 28, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Very cogent viewpoint. “Getting even” just let’s us feel ugly inside. There are lots of kinds of hurt in the world that we cannot prevent; there is no need to add to that hurt. Pain is a device to tell us to stop doing whatever it is we are doing; but I agree, some of it makes no sense whatsoever. Guess that means we don’t know everything?