Well, I don't know how many people watch it, but there is a tv show called "Revenge", in which there was a quotation, "Two wrongs can never make a right, because two wrongs can never equal each other."
In the movie, "Batman Begins", Rachel Dawes says that revenge is about us trying to make ourselves feel better, and therefore revenge and justice can never be the same. But can anybody really define justice? Can anybody really define what is right and wrong? Does anybody know perfectly well what is best for people, and how they can have it?
Revenge is for us, its what we choose to do because we want to. Justice is what we should do. If these two co-incide, it is rare. Yet whenever we are wronged, the first thought that comes into our mind is revenge, not justice. Why is that? I think its because we feel that if we are the victims, there is nobody else to fight for us. We have to do it all ourselves. So we just do what we need to do for ourselves to feel better.
But if we want to fight for a better world, then justice is our only revenge. Because revenge cannot be justice, but justice is the best revenge. Yet people tend to be more satisfied by revenge, because they mould their own revenge. Justice is justice when it is decided by somebody else, who can form a fair and unbiased opinion. Again this is tough, but if you believe in what is right, then this is your path. People may not be satisfied by justice, because sometimes what they want may not be just. That is why we choose to take revenge. But revenge is a cycle. We get hurt too.
It is a rather tough choice to make for a victim. Sometimes, we really don't have a choice. Sometimes, justice is judged by the wrong person. The question is, can we really tell for ourselves if it is right or wrong? Can revenge make us feel better if we get hurt, or hurt innocent people in the process? Does anybody have a good enough understanding of justice to decide it? Do we ever manage to have an unbiased opinion?
In the movie, "Batman Begins", Rachel Dawes says that revenge is about us trying to make ourselves feel better, and therefore revenge and justice can never be the same. But can anybody really define justice? Can anybody really define what is right and wrong? Does anybody know perfectly well what is best for people, and how they can have it?
Revenge is for us, its what we choose to do because we want to. Justice is what we should do. If these two co-incide, it is rare. Yet whenever we are wronged, the first thought that comes into our mind is revenge, not justice. Why is that? I think its because we feel that if we are the victims, there is nobody else to fight for us. We have to do it all ourselves. So we just do what we need to do for ourselves to feel better.
But if we want to fight for a better world, then justice is our only revenge. Because revenge cannot be justice, but justice is the best revenge. Yet people tend to be more satisfied by revenge, because they mould their own revenge. Justice is justice when it is decided by somebody else, who can form a fair and unbiased opinion. Again this is tough, but if you believe in what is right, then this is your path. People may not be satisfied by justice, because sometimes what they want may not be just. That is why we choose to take revenge. But revenge is a cycle. We get hurt too.
It is a rather tough choice to make for a victim. Sometimes, we really don't have a choice. Sometimes, justice is judged by the wrong person. The question is, can we really tell for ourselves if it is right or wrong? Can revenge make us feel better if we get hurt, or hurt innocent people in the process? Does anybody have a good enough understanding of justice to decide it? Do we ever manage to have an unbiased opinion?
