Eye for an Eye

I was thinking about Ghandi and what he stood for. I was also reminded of the phrase, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” Very insightful. I think about all the times when I would like to get revenge for the wrong someone committed. Sometimes I play the scenario back in my mind, playing judge and jury. I think, if only I had said THIS or if only I had done THAT. Then I get a short-lived satisfaction from it as though what was imagined really just happened.

I spent a great deal of my life in bitterness. As a Christian I worked very hard to hide it. Sometimes when my pettiness peaked out it would shove it’s head back inside so quickly that I could rely on my charm or humor to cover it up. I’ve hurt a great many people. And I’ve said sorry to a lot of people.

My kids see a different side of me, different than the person I used to be. I’m glad because I’ve changed for the better. I’d say I’m much more proactive and I no longer search for ways to get people back after the fact.

If I had to re-word this phrase about an ‘eye for an eye,’ I would put it like this: "An eye for an eye does make the world blind. So my personal goal would be to be the last guy with one eye. Then I could just pretend I was blind. I’d be the only one who knew which people were ugly."

Eat my dust SUCKUHS!