"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Mohandas Gandhi
Behind every great quote is a simple person who said it. Mohandas (or Mahatma) Gandhi says here that an eye for an eye would only end in a blind world. If there is an evil deep committed, it is not best to try to right a wrong with yet another wrong. Injustice is part of everyday life, and will never end, but it can be subsided. Negative retaliation only duplicates the pain in our world. To me, this blog means that, even if someone wrongs me, I should always do right by the wrong perpetrated. Entrusting that I am forgiven by my Lord, I must believe that the offenders are as well, and that, while I am only human, I have no right to punish man or to judge them. That is a duty committed to God only. Taking an eye for an eye will just end up making the whole world blind. A blind world is not something anyone should want to live in, for then there would be no light, and without light, there is no God.
Thoughtful posts from the great minds in Mrs. Dupuy's English I Honors classes.
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