If you spend more than five minutes on my blog, you’ll notice that I’m a lover of quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles.
Now I’ve found a new source — my favorite TV shows. “The Wheel of Time,” an American fantasy television series based on the novels of the same name by Robert Jordan (October 17, 1948–September 16, 2007), has one of the most profound quotes that aligns with my Buddhist belief in non-violence.
In the fourth episode of the first season, one of the leaders of Tuatha’an, a peaceful nomadic group that follows the Way of the Leaf — a vow to never use violence — recounts the tragic death of her daughter at the hand of bandits. When asked if she’s ever thought about revenge, she acknowledges her desire for retribution but says she will never act on it because it goes against all her beliefs. Then she adds:
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What greater revenge against violence than peace?
What greater revenge against death than life?
Complement with Leo Tolstoy on revenge, Kathryn Schulz on being wrong, F. Scott Fitzgerald on reserving judgments, Markus Aurelius on choosing compassion over competition, and Mortimer Adler, who said, “All things noble are as difficult as they are rare.”
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