A 16th Century English clergyman and metaphysical poet named George Herbert famously said “Living well is the best revenge”. What is less noted about George Herbert is that he died at the age of 40. Living well, obviously, has a lifespan.
“If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?” — William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
And if you attempt to illegally steal $1200 from our security deposit, shall we not revenge? And if you verbally belittle me over the phone, shall I not go to my web site and proclaim that Mufeed Ashoo is a pig-effer?
Sure, I could “live well,” and hope that this somehow avenges the wrongs that Mr. Ashoo had done. But living well is finite and futile. The Internet is forever and fully searchable by Google.
