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I'd have to say I'm the complete opposite
As a child and a teen I loved the idea of revenge, retribution, giving it to the bad guy.
As I age I see more grey area, less certainty...and an absolute belief that I am not one to judge others. I no longer believe that "justice" exists and that the pursuit of it is a waste of effort and an exercize in frustration. I find that seeking revenge is an extreme example of trying to exert control...which I have also come to believe is an illusion.
The more you try to controll, the less happy you will be, because you are strugglin to do what cannot by done...it's a Sisyphean effort that can only do you harm.
I have become less judgemental and more open in my age. And have found that I am a great deal happier this way.
Probably one of the reasons I love revenge movies so much. It's a cathartic fantasy. In real life it's much messier and more complicated and no one walks away from revenge unscathed.
But then again, this is just my way and I know that my way is not everyone's.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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