Quote: (09-28-2017 02:02 PM)Matt Forney Wrote:
A important detail in his life is that his fiancee, the woman he most likely lost his virginity to, cheated on him while he was serving in the military during World War II. He admitted that her confession before their wedding psychologically broke him, and she let him sleep with other women when they were married in part to atone for what she did. Even after they divorced, she kept working for Playboy.
This really speaks to me about how crucial forgiveness is.
She hurt him; deeply. Maybe more deeply than he could ever forgive. But instead of attempting to forgive her, and either breaking up with her or eventually marrying her, he chose to 'get back' at her.
This is the very core of "Two wrongs don't make a right."
Revenge is a destructive cycle; an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. She wounded him, so he wounded her. Now they were both missing a piece needed to make them whole. He abandoned the spiritual for the material, as did she, leading to the eventual dissolution of their marriage (despite remaining on good terms) and a degraded existence for both of them.