How well developed is your need for vengeance?

 

  Well, it’s not a burning or seething emotion in me. There have been life circumstances wherein I returned an exact or closely similar act to someone who had done me wrong. Additionally, there may have been other situations wherein I wanted misfortune or failure to befall an opponent without any directly active interference coming from me. 

  I am not now, nor have I for at least a decade, facing anything that requires a decision to seek or not seek revenge,  and I do not harbor any thoughts of unfinished business in that regard. 

  Why, do you want to start something with me? Grrrrrrr. (Just kidding.)

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It's really not something I ever think about, so extremely underdeveloped. 

The closest I come to that sort of feeling is when I encounter someone with harsh judgement and no compassion for someone who finds themselves in unfortunate circumstances. I have had thoughts that perhaps if the compassionless, judgmental person experienced a bit more tragedy or hardship, their ability to empathize would increase. I'm not going to inflict it or even wish it upon them, of course. 

The only revenge I need against anyone who has hurt me is to be happy in my life. 

I don't think of such a thing as development so much as devolvement. I associate development with the ability to rise above self-destructive emotions such as the need for vengeance.

It  is very well developed and it has a wee bit of a Liverpool  justice touch to it. I don't  find vengence sweet  its just something you sometimes have to do but once I am done I have no lingering thoughts to get more. Cheers 

Never felt any need.  Always seemed rather silly and self-centered.  Why should we think we are somehow the center of the universe?