why must people be so revengeful ?

i was driving along jln kuching today and noticed a small incident in front of me...something that caused me to write about today's topic

u see, there was this motorist in front of me that was basically riding in his motor lah...then the road was connected to another incoming junction and a car was trying to cut into our lane...so there we were...the car, the motor and me(in my car) ...hahahaha....the road was sort of clear for the car to cut in with the exception that the motor was quite near the blind spot of this car....however, from what i see...it was actually quite safe for the car to cut in (me & the motor wasn't driving that fast anyways)

so the car cut in lah, lo and behold....the motor din really slow down to let the car cut in when he could have done so becoz any blind man would have seen that car cutting in. so the motor ended up in the blind spot of that car and the fella had to swerve a bit on the road...no accidents though.

next thing u know is....the motor was trying to chase the car and he gave a stare to the driver when he managed to do so...to end it off...he also spitted at the car and they both went seperate ways eventually.

after witnessing this whole event.....i was telling myself....y so revengeful lah .....it's not like an accident happen, furthermore you could have slowed down coz we all saw the car cutting in anyways....some more wanna spit at peoples car (like it makes any difference at all to the exterior of the car, it's not like ur spit got poison that can harm the car anyways)

so why are humans so revengeful ? is it in our nature to be revengeful ? maybe it is...otherwise the bible wouldn't have talked about it in both OT & NT. naturally...when anyone comes under any threat at any time...he/she would first want to self defend...in the event harm is caused...he/she would naturally want to revenge. there are many ways of revenge....it can be physical where you take your own actions, it can be reported, it can be prayed about, etc etc.

the spirit of revenge is noted and can be seen in people as young as toddlers.....example: bro disturbs sis...what does sis do ? either the sis will take her own revenge or sis will tell parents and wait for parents to scold or punish. this type of attitude is carried thru our adulthood and we end up inventing more ways of revenge than ever. some might say i am using the word revenge too strongly...but u know wat ? revenge is revenge...there is no such thing as soft revenge or hard revenge...as long as it is getting equality out of a situation...it is a form of revenge.

the bible in the OT has time & time again asked us not to revenge....stating that vengeance is in God's Hands. Let God take care of it. in the NT, Christ was telling us to be patient & loving...give the right cheek when the left is slapped.

i personally find it difficult and it is only through the strength of God that i can be so forgiving...but i am still not perfect though....i still dun like it when i am put into a disadvantage position....but most of the time nowadays...i would just complain and nag about it through words rather than thru action...something i learned thru the years by the grace of God.

so wat i am trying to say is....all of us out there....if we wanna be more Christ-like in our christian walk....one of the attributes would be patient and being UNrevengeful (is there such an english word?)......i believe it is one hard thing to learn...it is all part of love and let us all learn it together through HIM Who gives us strength. God Bless