APAD: The best revenge is not to be like your enemy

本帖于 2025-03-10 10:28:45 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

 

About the time to go back to Stoicism. 加油

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” – Marcus Aurelius

The phrase means that the most effective way to respond to someone who has wronged you is not to stoop to their level by acting with negativity or malice, but instead to rise above and demonstrate your own positive character by being a better person than they are.

It encourages individuals to resist the temptation to mirror negative behaviors and instead choose to be the better person, even when faced with adversity.
 
- Source: dear Google (with editing)
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Canada has a new Prime Minister since last night.  Knowing little about politics, I have no idea how long the new PM will be in office wrt the inevitable coming election, as there were so many examples of  "won the battle but lost the war".

What interests me is the live debate during a political race. Often I felt like watching a clown show 呵呵.

People can hide under cover of a well prepared statement, but their true personality and quality will show in a live debate.

I admire those who use facts and reasoning, instead of personal attack, to get their points across, even when themselves being personally attacked.

Those are the ones who take the high road, and know that the best revenge is not to be like their enemy!

Cheers!

 

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From Seinfeld: the best revenge is living well. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 08:42:39

Yep! living well and laughing to the end :-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:05:06

The next best is to serve it cold, say after 10 years. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 08:55:39

hahaha, my life in WXC is only 2 years old ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:06:15

Michelle Obama曾经有一次在评论美国总统选举时的电视辩论时说不要像对方那样撒泼打滚 -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (555 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:01:11

“流氓政治”吗? 叹气,唉 。。。 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:08:51

看看前几天床铺VANCE与乌克兰总统的公开吵架就知道了,不顾体面,吃相难看 -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (85 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:17:20

IMHO:没有礼貌 != 直率。Especially on world stage. Ha. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:27:17

Did you ever watch day time TV show “Jerry Springer”? -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (173 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:43:07

No.knewHisFace fromSomewhere but neverWatched/listened2him. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 09:56:43

眼不见为净 -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 11:19:08

Mark Carney is an established economist, head of bank Ca. -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:11:11

Gov. bank Eng. hated by sb. calling him Carbon tax Carney, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:13:43

dual citizen of Canada&England -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:16:40

+Ireland citizenship ;-) but said 2 renounce both UK&Ireland -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:21:42

Could be an easier traitor -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:51:39

he's a politician after all (whom I know & trust none ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 11:14:41

Not career politician -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:52:15

till now :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 15:14:44

haha, that's definitely a false accusation by this sb. ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:23:38

He is gaining popularity still behind PP, thanks to Trudeau -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:30:13

"Don't count Ur chickens before they hatch" ;-) So we'll see -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 10:32:45

sb know nothin'think Carney don't know nothin'but CarbonTax -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 11:55:12

哼! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:14:18

Great writeup! The world responded today w a crashing market -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 11:50:18

WOW. MAGA party time. -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:08:21

哦,justChecked, SPY-4%,TSX-2%(28ofOurOwn38Stocks/ETFs r down) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:10:50

could b worse, may b time (or a bit later) 2 buy more ? ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:13:22

淡定。 Mexico will pay for it -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:20:36

What? Hahahaha… ROFL … -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/10/2025 postreply 12:24:22

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