The Interpreter

[kakayaraznica]

Vengeance is a lazy form of grief.

Comments

[naymit]

but the most satisfying, they say, especially if served cold or at room temperature :)

[indignance]

I'm starting to wonder if vengeance really IS a form of grief at all. It seems to me more like a control re-claimance. Thankfully I am not well-versed in feelings of grief, but I imagine vengeance is a mechanism through which people try to overcome their helplessness.

[kakayaraznica]

yes. except that if you do it not by facing the devastation within, but merely taking out the rage (one of i believe 5 or so stages of grief) on an external entity, you then get stuck with the dead weight of the other four forever...

[fireruler]

hm, a list please of the stages

[kakayaraznica]

1) DENIAL
2) ANGER
3) BARGAINING
4) DEPRESSION
5) ACCEPTANCE