Some of you may recognize the man in the image below. He is Raymond Reddington, one of the most notorius characters in the TV show series "The Blacklist," hosted on NBC. He is full of knowledge and wisdom, which he seems to always be spilling out in all of his encounters. Anything from a simple statement said by Leonardo DaVinci hundreds of years ago, to a personal story that conveys his point to the person whom he is speaking. Read the quote below, and dwell on it for a short time.
Now that you have thought about it, think about what has come to your mind. Do you agree? Disagree? What Mr. Reddington says here is pretty straightforward, and there is not a whole of digging to do. I will put what he says into a simpler context, if it seems to confusing you. The first line "Revenge isn't passion" is stating that taking revenge on someone or something is not honoring the wrong that was done to you. And that no one "loves" revenge. It is more so an instinct that takes over, or an addiction, as he says similarly in the next line, "It's a disease."
Most diseases start off pretty calm, maybe a cough here, a runny nose there, or something of the like. But, very quickly, they get to their peak of illness, to where you are lying on the couch, trying to do everything you can to cope and manage till it passes. Without medicine however, a lot of people would die of the disease. Revenge works in the same way. It starts very small, a little revenge against the person who stole the led out of your pencil, or your phone charger. But it quickly grows, to the point where you must have revenge for every wrong that has been committed against you, no matter how big or small. This becomes an addiction, and eventually can become the demise of the person, or the person they once were, creating someone new, with a completely new set of ideals. It ultimately breaks down the person, changing them, as Mr. Reddington says in the next line, "It eats at your mind and poisons your soul."
Revenge slowly kills what was, and changes your soul, just as a disease can change, and even kill, whatever it infects. I hope this new light deepens the meaning of Raymond Reddington's statement. I look forward to discussing more posts in the future. I'll leave you with one question to ponder however. Do you think that there are any another hidden meanings in the context of this quote?
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