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Research on everything from negotiation, to revenge, to company integrity reveals that when people believe they are dealing with a liar… they get angry, retaliate… and lose faith in otherwise competent bosses and colleagues.
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203 |
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Medically speaking, it’s really good for you to forgive. It’s much, much better than holding a grudge or seeking revenge.
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007 |
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As sweet as revenge may seen when you have been hurt, a sweeter, smarter choice is forgiveness.
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015 |
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A lengthy journey to forgiveness is far better for a person than a lengthy journey to revenge. It is not just the end point that matters, but the process you undergo to get there.
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022 |
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Forgiveness overrules hatred. Forgiveness is not only stronger; it is much more clever and wise than vengeance or retribution.
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027 |
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Loss does not cure loss. Rather than closure, revenge gives deceptive satisfaction that can’t free us from the angry, aching place we inhabit.
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038 |
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The real reason people do not forgive more often is not that revenge makes more sense than forgiveness. Revenge is frankly more fun.
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042 |
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In isolation, people work themselves up into fits of vengeful rage. They make bad, impulsive decisions because they read situations incorrectly.
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076 |
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Beware of the word ‘justice’ outside of a courtroom. It is a cover for many less noble words, such as vengeance, selfishness, pride, fear and prejudice.
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…hatred and the need for revenge originate in the humiliation, rage and betrayal we feel at lacking control. The fact that death is the ultimate proof of our lack of control.
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