A serial killer murders someone's sister, kidnappers take someone's child, someone’s best friend spreads lies about them, and the list goes on. All of these things make us want to take acts of revenge, but what will it accomplish in the long run? Taking revenge will make someone feel awful, especially once everything calms down. First, when someone wishes to take revenge, they do not realize the regret they will feel once the dust settles. Eric Lomax, a World War II veteran, said, “I had come with no sympathy for this man, and yet Nagase, through his complete humility, turned this around” (IL7). Lomax sought out to inflict the same damage onto the man who tortured him, but after meeting him and discovering he no longer felt the need to take
