“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves” - Confucius (BCE 551 ~ 479)

This question has always hazed me, How wrathful could one be?. We human beings are of course judged to be the most intelligent, sane creatures on earth. But doesn’t it go the other way around as well. Rest assured, it does. But the question is, to what extent? is there a quantifying method as to how vengeful a character could one posses?. Demeaning as it appears, as troublesome this question succumbs to be.

Now the question comes as to why one would seek vengeance on another. Basically its understood to return the favor in a very bad yet painful way. Even more, it is believed that what is returned is far more painful as a mean to justify the final act a punishment over the first. Thus, this reveals that truly levels of vengeance varies over aggression.

In early times, in the book of Exodus, the rule of “Eye for an Eye” was later established to justify equity between the level of this vengeful opposer who intend to harm each other. Now why would that be?.. yes, it was stop a continuing reaction of revenge on revenge, almost leading to a blood bath of a whole town.

So how would one judge vengeance to be? could it be justified as the a better solution for an issue? or a morally or ethically unbound manner of return? Its all up to you…

But, for the least, we all know what it can do, what it can make of sane people, it goes to the extent where sanity looses its whole meaning, where the word “insane” even doesn’t fit well enough. Thus, Confucius said it wise … dig two graves before you head for your vengeance!, cos in the end,, you too loose your sanity, humanity, or whatever that makes you human.