Don't Do This, But Seriously, Do This.

One of my cousins posted this online: "Don't waste your time on revenge, those who hurt you will eventually face their own karma." I thought that this was an interesting attitude to take up, as I think that it does not fit into the beliefs of religions that deal with karma, nor does it fit in with my cousins self-identified religion of Christianity. The message of that post is essential "Don't act in revenge, but hope for it because people who hurt you deserve it." I think most religions that hold value to karma would likely say that we should not waste time on revenge or worry about karma and revenge - all we can do is behave well for ourselves. Additionally, I think that Christianity (not based on the historical Jesus), which my cousin follows, would still offer a different message - "Don't waste your time on revenge. We all deserve to punished for all of eternity; but even those who hurt you can be forgiven and will go to heaven and enjoy paradise and happiness." I think that Christianity based on the historical Jesus would say "Don't waste your time on revenge, forgive even those who hurt you."