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When someone wrongs us, we rarely (if ever) want to do the same thing back. Why? Because we want to do something more harmful. Likewise, when someone insults us, our instinct is to search for words that will be more insulting.Revenge always escalates.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Always
Search
Insults
Instinct
Wrongs
Words
Harmful
Someone
Likewise
Back
Insulting
Ever
Insult
Thing
Rarely
Something
Revenge
Escalates

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