Taking revenge can be the only option for someone who is hurt and they want to do tit for tat so the other person can feel the pain they felt. But somehow and in most cases, it doesn't go well because of the consequences of paying back instead of letting go.
Sincerely, it's not as easy as we think of letting go of something done to us, and it isn't until we pay back that we feel relieved and satisfied. I was in this situation, and since I don't always have the strength to pay back, I still do something to please myself, which will somehow hurt the other person.
When my siblings and I were still very young, and we were served our meals, we would play a game where if one person finished their food first, they would eat the others' meals, and when we'd agreed, there would be disappointment later.
I will vow to do the same for them the next day, which used to pain them, then they would feel the same pain I felt the previous day. But then, we were being childish but truth be told, I have never taken revenge in a big way before and even when I think about it, I just let go after giving it much thought.
Something happened some months ago and it did hurt me. The agent who gave me my current apartment cheated me. I already paid my rent including service charges for anything required. On getting to my apartment, the doorknob was not working properly. I complained about it to him and he said I would have to pay for it separately.
I was shocked because I already paid my rent, including service charges, but it didn't matter to him, and seeing he wasn't ready to help, I sent him another money to come fix it immediately. If only I had known not to give him the money, but I haven't known much about the area yet, so I do not know anyone.
I waited for him for over 3 months to fix it and he kept extending the day he was to show up and playing me like a small child. I felt pissed off and was so angry. I reported to the younger brother of the owner of the building, and he promised to give me back the money if he didn't. I had to pay another money to fix the door when someone recommended a welder to me later.
The agent wasn't willing to return my money. Every morning when I woke up, the thought of what he did filled my mind, and I began to look for ways to take revenge so he would know how hurt I felt. I had determined to deduct the money from my next rent in the coming year and I already said would wait for him till then.
I thought to myself, "I will never forget it." But the more I thought about the revenge, the more hurt I felt, and it was like a hole was dug in my heart, filling in more aggression into it, and I couldn't feel happy for days.
I was in the kitchen that evening when the Holy Spirit told me to leave the matter to Him. He dropped a scripture in my heart, and that day, I promised not to take revenge, and I immediately freed him. From that day, I felt a different peace in me because I had to express my dissatisfaction to God and He calmed me.
Days later, my money was returned to me by the younger brother, and when I told the agent about it, he didn't act as if he cared. His response made me realise he intentionally cheated me and didn't want to pay me back the money. But when I told God about it, I saw how He defended me. I got my money back.
Since then, I have not chatted with the agent; he also didn't think of apologising for what he did, and I would never have anything to do with him except when he wants to collect his rent money next year. I don't like people who feel that they can cheat people because they have the power and that's unfair.
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