Guest guest Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 "Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~~Buddhist quote I've heard variations on the quote as well. For example, "Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." "Refusing to forgive is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." I like them all. Here's to letting go of toxic emotions. Not for the other person, but for our own well-being. Best, ~CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Thanks CJ. While I'm not qualified to argue with Buddhism, I do feel there's also another side to this issue: If you let them get away with it once, what's to stop them coming back and hurting you again? Somehow, when hurt or injury occurs, some kind of learning process needs to take place to avoid a recurrence. " Fault " and " blame " are likely to be in dispute, so the learning process should involve both the aggrievor and the aggrievee (two new words I've just made up). ------- > " Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die " ~~Buddhist quote > > > I've heard variations on the quote as well. For example, > > " Holding a grudge is like/drinking poison and expecting the other person to die/. " > " Refusing to forgive is like/drinking poison and expecting the other person to die/. " > > > I like them all. Here's to letting go of toxic emotions. Not for the other person, but for our own well-being. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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