Posted by sleepygirl2 on October 4, 2011, at 22:10:41
In reply to Retribution, posted by hyperfocus on October 3, 2011, at 12:44:26
Hmmm...revenge
People have surely been unkind, even cruel to me.
When people have nothing to lose, cannot benefit from another (perhaps due to their perceived "rank" in the social hierarchy), and they are motivated to find a scapegoat, the there is a recipe for sadism.
No one could empathize with someone objectionable, and so unlike themselves right? (insert sarcasm)
I remember being afraid to leave my house, when it was likely that I'd be ridiculed or even assaulted just trying to get home. Home was surely no refuge.
I'm listening to "Jane eyre" right now. Don't spoil it if you've read it!!
...but it hits home with my experience of being the outcast.
Revenge? I've tried so hard to forget. The best revenge is living well right? and not succumbing, somehow? To all that shame.
I only saw the movie version of the count of Monte cristo, probably leaves out a lot.
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