RULE 2
Two wrongs don’t make a right*
Why would anyone think that two wrongs would make a right? Well, generally because they consider their own action to be justified by the wrong done to them, and therefore they don’t see it as a wrong. Or rather, they choose not to see it as a wrong. Deep down they usually know that it is.
It’s very natural when someone does something that hurts or upsets or angers or embarrasses you, to want to respond in kind. It’s human nature. But that doesn’t make it right. And it certainly doesn’t resolve anything. In fact, it generally escalates hostilities and you can end up with dozens of wrongs on both sides, which still don’t make a single right.
I remember at the age of about 3 smacking another child in my class. ...
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