Resentment

 

Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.~ Friedrich Nietzsche

 

Resentment: a feeling of indignant displeasure
or persistent ill will at something
regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
But we don’t want or need the definition.
We agree with Elizabeth Gilbert:
As smoking is to the lungs,
so is resentment to the soul;
even one puff is bad for you.
Charles F. Glassman sets out
the elimination diet:
Remove anger, regret,
resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve.
Anne Tyler said, “She collected
and polished resentments
as if it were some kind of hobby.”
And Kesha captured the picture:
“Life ain’t always fair,
but hell is living in resentment.”
But the heart of the matter is:
Resentment is a symptom
that somewhere, somehow
I have compromised myself.
~ Dushka Zapata