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| #17A BITTERNESS & VENGEANCE | #17B GRATITUDE & FORGIVENESS |
| If my current state is less than desired, I often focus on what’s wrong, feel bitter, angry, resentful, and look to assign blame. My response to feeling victimized is often to seek revenge and punish those responsible. (Note: Bringing religion into this, those worshiping a spiteful Old Testament God may opt for vengeance and “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”) | If my current state is less than desired, I try to focus on what’s right, feel grateful that I am alive, hopeful that my plight will improve, and become determined to make it so. When I'm feeling victimized, I try to make peace with what happened. When appropriate, I offer forgiveness, unload emotional baggage, and perhaps even make some good flow from evil. (Note: Bringing religion into this, those worshiping a loving New Testament God “turn the other cheek” and are lenient and forgiving.) |
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WV Theme #17A: Bitterness & Vengeance |
WV Theme #17B: Gratitude & Forgiveness |
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--Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries |
--Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries |
| feels Resentment or Bitterness | possesses Psychological Resilience |
| feels Anger | values Gratitude |
| often looks to assign Blame or caught up in blaming | embraces Forgiveness |
| values An Eye for An Eye type of justice | values Turning the Other Cheek response to being hurt or victimized |
| summary Wikipedia article: Revenge | summary Wikipedia article: none |
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