Shadow, sword, poison – hate ain’t good
February 24th, 2006 by Bill
I am currently reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. And I’m really enjoying it.
Actually, it’s one of the reasons I’m up way too late these days. I start reading and the next thing I know … “Yikes! Look at the time!”
Anyway, I came across this in the book and liked it. So I decided to post it, for what it’s worth:
“Hatred is like a long, dark shadow. Not even the person it falls upon knows where it comes from, in most cases. It is like a two-edged sword. When you cut the other person, you cut yourself. The more violently you hack at the other person, the more violently you hack at yourself. It can often be fatal. But it is not easy to dispose of. Please be careful, Mr. Okada. It is very dangerous. Once it has taken root in your heart, hatred is the most difficult thing in the world to shake off.”
(Those italics are mine.) It seems to be that is very similar to something else I heard or read somewhere (not sure where):
“Revenge is like taking poison and hoping the other guy dies.”
Tags: Hate, Haruki Murakami
delicious. perfect!