How can we overcome feeling hatred and avoid causing the irreparable?

Personal justice can lead to punishing someone for what they've done to us through vengeance. Our past grievances or slights cause this mood. The need to destroy the other to make them pay is constant. But can this emotional explosion quiet our anguish and need for justice?

This urge for revenge and justice is innate. It's dangerous when hatred overwhelms us and makes it hard to distinguish justice from revenge. Even if they can do justice, these two words are very different. However, revenge can destroy its perpetrator.

This is why winning your argument this way is dumb. In this piece, I explain why revenge only works in movies.

In the past, humans lived in clans or tribes. Defence and retaliation against other clans were crucial. The tribe's members were at risk if they couldn't defend themselves from the enemy.

It was the law of the powerful—the strongest survived and subjugated the weak. These activities were thought to maintain nature's balance and sustain species. Thus, generations-long revenge was typical.

As the years passed, men built communities regulated by laws and leaders to allow these civilizations to develop and solve human issues.

The formation of ancestors and courts was observed. It did not totally modify the old system. It was only a modernised rendition. Thus, revenge persists, although some are not punished by law.

In all civilizations, revenge is important. Ancient clan warfare are shown in many works and films.

You will understand that revenge is everywhere in literature, current events, and political warfare, and it is intense. Revenge is real, from simple acts to murder.

Revenge is part of our society because it is ingrained in our origins, even though behaviours have changed and survival is no longer a concern.

Several events can lead to retribution. In all circumstances, a dramatic or sad situation triggers an avalanche of hatred due to the interpretation of the second situation. Indeed, when an event shocks us emotionally, we must act. Anger consumes us, but how far?

Anger—irreparable outrage—is the heart of revenge. This feeling will make us want revenge. Sometimes this feeling is just a desire we won't realise, but it may come true. We picture a thousand retribution possibilities, feeding our anger that we can't forget.

Once we want revenge on someone who injured us severely, we blame them for anything unpleasant that happens to us. Therefore, we blame him instead of solving our problems.

Revenge brings relief and justice. Revenge can help its author regain dignity, fairness, and respect after an insult.

Retribution can also cause regret, irritation, despair, and trouble turning the page. It's also scientifically demonstrated that retribution can bring back shame or hurt. Then turning the page and moving on becomes difficult, almost impossible.

Pain can't become satisfaction? We become anger captives. Revenge is self-harm, so wanting it to heal is ludicrous. An old wound might be reopened and prevented from healing.

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