The Best Revenge Is....

Everyone knows the famous line "Revenge is a dish best served cold" and to be honest it does not even make sense to me.

So lets talk about the line about revenge I do like.

"Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore"

Now, of course this is not a black and white issue. We get hurt and we want the other person to hurt too. We deal with so many negative feelings during the situation that we feel the need to take matters into our own hands, it is establishing a sense of justice.

What exactly do we do when we take revenge? What happens within us when we do?

Are we being the best we can be or are we simply lowering ourselves to a level because we now feel entitled to?

When we take revenge we are letting our Ego drive the bus. We become angry, sad, miserable, and worst of all....vengeful. We are not the best we can be in that moment, in fact we would be doing the same or worse than what that person did to us.

My question is WHY?? Why would we do that to ourselves?

My guess is because we are blinded.

Perhaps it's because I am a strong believer of Karma - hard not to be when karma has kicked my ass several times in the past. The trick is recognizing it for what it is and not just blaming the universe, god, or whatever for our demise. We create our reality.

The big mistake is that when we jump on the revenge wagon we believe we are righting a wrong. Well, that's not only untrue but it is hurting us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. We are stressing, we are carrying all these horrible negative feelings within us only to cause the same to others, and in most cases we aim for it to be worse.

My call is for you to realize that letting it go will increase your happiness, your good karma and will not only uplift your spirit, but it will set you free. There is nothing more beautiful than being able to walk away from a situation knowing you were the bigger person. Someone showed you their character, and if you want to show yours, do it, the hope is to realize that you are more mature than those who did you ill.

The reality is that in most cases, revenge has no positive outcome. Some may say, "Well if that person hurts too I will be happy." Sure!! be happy, but in reality you only showed you are not only like them, you are worse. And if that TRULY makes you happy, then peace be with you.