I plan to live forever. So far, so good.

I rarely do this, but some stuff that’s been hapening lately (not to me, but to some of the people I know), really made me want to do it.

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It seems that lately, most people seem to subscribe to the policy of “an eye for an eye”, which is known throughout the universe for its stupidity. Even Buddha and Christ have quite a different vision but nobody’s paid much attention to them, not even the Buddhists or the Christians. Humans… sometimes it’s hard to imagine how we’ve made it this far.

Anyway, here are some quotes to (hopefully) clear things out:

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” (Gandhi)

“Live well. It is the greatest revenge.” (The Talmud)

“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.” (Confucius)

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” (Confucius)

“Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.” (Scott Adams)

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” (John Billings)

“Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.” (Austin O’Malley)

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” (Buddha)

“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” (Tenzin Gyatso)

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I’m done.