Ishmael doesn’t believe in revenge. “What I have learned from my experience is that revenge is not good. I joined the army to avenge the deaths of my family and to survive, but I’ve come to learn that if I am going to take revenge, in that process I will kill another person whose family will want revenge; then revenge and revenge and revenge will never come to an end” (199).
What can you add? What is your perspective? Is revenge a natural feeling? What can you do to avoid seeking revenge?
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I think revenge is a natural feeling because if someone does something to you to make you feel bad, you're going to want to get back at them. To avoid revenge just treat everyone the same even if you hate that person.
ReplyDeleteI believe revenge is a natural thing that everyone has in themselves. Is it a good thing? No, but we can learn from this and reduce the problem from it.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is a natural thing to feel. If somebody kills a person that you're close to you would want to get them back for it. I think that to avoid revenge you should think of it in the way Ishmael did. think of how it would affect the family of the person you would hurt if you got your revenge. They would probably trey to get revenge back, and then everybody would die. If you think of it that way I think that it might help you to stop yourself from seeking revenge.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think that it is just natural for you to want the other person to feel bad too. To avoid revenge just stay away from situations where revenge could take place and treat people with respect.
ReplyDeleteI think that revenge is a natural feeling. When someone does something bad to you, you are going to want to do the same thing to them. I think that Ishmael is completely right. A way to avoid seeking revenge is to know that you are being the better person by turning he other cheek.
ReplyDeleteI also think that revenge is a natural feeling because it is like an instinct that you have when ever you see something happen to someone you care about or love, you think that they need to be taught a lesson. To avoid revenge you can just stay away from the trouble as much as you can and learn to treat everybody nicely even if you don't like them.
ReplyDeleteI think revenge is a natural thing. Once you want revenge I think you should settle down a big before you try to get revenge.
ReplyDeleteYou cannot resist revenge. You will not be pleased until you get it. It is a natural feeling.
ReplyDeleteIt is natural to want revenge for the death of some one close to you, but I don't think that revenge is the correct answer. I think that to avoid revenge, people should learn to forgive and forget. Let it go. It's not healthy to hold a grudge against some one for a long period of time. Revenge only leads to more revenge, and the cycle never ends once it's started.
ReplyDeleteI think revenge is a natural thing. Everybody will sometime have a revenge feeling. You want that person to feel bad for what they did. They made you angry. You can avoid revenge by staying away from where revenge could take place.
ReplyDeleteI think that revenge is a natural feeling because if someone does something to you you want to get them back. its a natural thought. to avoid seeking revenge you should think of the consequences of what your about to do and remember that you should try to be nice to everyone even if their mean to you.
ReplyDeleteIt is a natural feeling. It is very hard to void it because it is a feeling that you cannot deny. You must get revenge before you will be pleased.
ReplyDeleteI think that instead of taking revenge you should go see a counselor and go to church.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is a very natural feeling. If a family member gets killed you wouldn't want to just sit around and do nothing about it. Its hard to fight off the urge to revenge.
ReplyDeleteI think that at some point everyone will feel revenge for many different reasons. You can avoid seeking revenge by forgiving the small things and deal with the bigger things in the right way and not by hurting others.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is natural to us. It is really hard to not get back at them for what they did. You should try you hardest not to get back but sometimes you just can't resist.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is a natural emotion, if someone does something bad to you your natural instinct is to destroy them. I understand Ishmael and if someone killed my family, I would want to make them pay even more.
ReplyDeleteI think that people feel revenge when someone does something to make you feel bad and you want them to feel bad too. If you don't do anything to make someone feel bad they won't do anything to you.
ReplyDeleteI think that if you can you should not want to seek revenge because it is an on going thing. It would be better to forgive and forget. Even though it is natural it is not good.
ReplyDeleteI think sometimes revenge is what you feel is right at a certain time. In this case, Ishmael had a natural reaction to give revenge. He doesn't feel bad about it at first because others took his family's lives but he really does feel bad after wards.
ReplyDeleteI think that you should not want to seek revenge because it is an on going thing, so I agree with Eli. It would be better to just forgive and forget.
ReplyDeleteYou don't know how hard it is to resist revenge until you've been there. It is extremely difficult to forgive somebody for killing your family.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is of course a natural feeling. You want to be even with that person(s) and bring out there anger, hurt towards them. A way to avoid it is to move on and let go.
ReplyDeleteRevenge really isn't a feeling it is more of an action. You can't feel "revenge" but you can want it. Yes revenge is a natural human response for wanting to hurt someone/thing. Avoiding revenge is easy. As a great man once said "You remember what you want to forget, but forget what you want to remember." - Anonymous. Hence why so many veterans have all of those memories.
ReplyDeleteI think that revenge is a natural feeling to have when someone hurts your feelings. You just want to get back at them for everything they did to you. Ishmael realizes that revenge is not good and that it is an ongoing problem. I think that we have to forgive and not take revenge. Revenge will not stop if it starts.
ReplyDeleteI think revenge is a natural feeling. When someone does something so bad to you all of your mind is focused on getting back at them. If you want to stop revenge, just forgive them its one of the simplest things to do and it's best if you don't hold a grudge. Ishael is right its a huge problem a lot of people need help with.
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