Showing posts with label Gandhi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gandhi. Show all posts

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Eye-for-Eye

One of the tweets I found on Twitter is this: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

There is much truth in this.

The phrase "an eye for an eye" is used to imply equitable retribution, but the way I see it:
  • An eye for an eye is the maximum allowed
  • It is not the minimum
  • And it is certainly NOT a requirement
I agree with Gandhi in his statement above; when people seek the most they can get in recompense for that which has been wronged to them, we will collectively destroy this world.

-ESA