“I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.”

Like many other writers have previously used, I will start this blog post by saying / writing that, we live in a cruel and sinister world. A world that gets sadistic pleasure from watching their opponents fail. We live in a world that believes in dividing to conquer. A world where we want to make changes and be known to the world for being it's reason. We are thirsty, famished and starved savage animals in this big concrete jungle. And we pray on whatever bits of innocence that is left in the other.

We make each other’s hearts bleed till all that's left is hatred for this world. We hate the world we've created and say that all others are our culprit. Slowly but steadily, little by little, we make all alike as we cause more harm to our fellow human beings day by day and then ease our conscience by justifying it as an act of revenge.

"Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth that was ever cooked in hell" Said the great William Scott and that's as truthful as fiction writers get. So listen to this man's wise words because the way he says it, he sure as hell speaks with experience.

Now, religiously speaking, the Gita says that punishing others for what they've done to you is NOT YOUR JOB. What people get back for doing wrong is up to God. And I feel we should leave it at that. No matter how sweet revenge might seem, you are not the judge here, you DON'T get to decide how they should be punished. Also it could land you up in jail/hell.

Scientifically speaking, studies show that when we feel vengeful we activate a region of the brain known as the Dorsal Striatum. Previous research has shown that this region is involved in enjoyment or satisfaction. But even though you feel good doing it, you might feel awful afterwards because of the role guilt plays in our minds. In the spur of the moment, you might harm them more than you wanted to and end up cursing yourself for rest of your days.

Revenge can drive you crazy and think of how much time you'll waste in the meticulous planning and careful execution. That time you could've spend working hard and earning more and all that money could be given to charity. Think of how many little kids could benefit from better health facilities and education. Think of how guilty you feel right now.

I say, think of how you could make this world better by forgiving, by letting things go and not holding onto them. Forgive people because you'll feel better and because I guarantee that those people WILL get punished. Call it karma or God, there is someone out there, somewhere, who'll spend their time doing your work so that you can forgive your enemies and be at peace. Later you can watch them stumble and fall and know you are not responsible for it, they are. They brought this on themselves and you were able to spend your time constructively. 

THAT will make you feel much, much better.