Revenge Series- Part 1

'Revenge served up cold'

Simmy thought, "I'm now ready to write about my thoughts on 'revenge.'
The last year and a half had been a long healing process from the effects of experiencing the knife of revenge.

Wikipedia has a good definition of 'Revenge (also known as vengeance) is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Although many aspects of revenge resemble justice, revenge is usually depicted as more injurious and punitive as opposed to being harmonious and restorative.
Whereas justice implies actions undertaken and supported by a legitimate judicial system grounded upon a foundation of ethics and morals of the majority, revenge implies actions undertaken by an individual or narrowly defined group outside the boundaries of judicial or ethical conduct whose goal is to force a wrongdoer to suffer the same or greater pain than that which was originally inflicted to a party.' End quote.

A review of separate, yet equal, incidents of revenge, perpetrated on Simmy and Sam had very similar components.
1. The vengeful actions all came from relatively close individuals.
2. The perpetrators and victims had all expressed a connection to God at some point in their lives.
3. All the perpetrators involved, expressed, 'innocence in their actions' or 'remained mute on the subject.'

'There is an old saying that tells that... the best payback is the one that comes with planning, and that brings the most horrendous pain to the enemies when they are not expecting and are just enjoying the fruits of all the dishonour they brought upon you. One must wait so he/she can really inflict pain to those who wronged them. Careful planning is necessary so your enemies will suffer terribly, but you won't be harmed by the Law or by your enemies' allies.' Somewhat revised quote taken from Urban dictionary.

"I would suggest," Simmy said to Sam, as she showed him the photos of her experiment, "that the good taste of revenge probably lasts as long as the lapsed time in the photos... maximum a minute."
Sam just nodded his head.
'Within a minute, I'd say that the arguments and reasons and actions all blur into confusion, leaving the perpetrator of vengeance wondering what this is all about anyway.'   
Oldest construction son looked over at the computer with annoyance and spoke into his earphones, "My Mom is uploading some photos onto the internet."
His tone was such that Simmy knew he was joking with her. He turned around and said, "Those look like teeth ex-rays."
"Oh," Simmy looked at the photos again, "Thanks, I'll use that."
She re-worked the photos and,... Voila!

The mouth shape was a little wonky but... that is what happens when we enact revenge instead of forgiveness, yes?
So, here is my thinking on revenge vs. forgiveness.
At some point in a process of offense, a person decides whether they will take revenge or offer forgiveness.
Revenge is usually obvious... the perpetrators and their cohorts know when it is being enacted, and the victims know when it is being enacted. 
Forgiveness is less obvious if the victims walk away from a gang of perpetrators because 'nobody can change the mind of others, yes?'
That work must be left to a higher power.