Living Well is the Best Revenge

Or is it?

This phrase makes me uncomfortable for a couple of reasons. First, it implies rubbing your success in other peoples’ faces, which I’ve always found pretty disgusting. But the main reason I don’t like it is because I think revenge of any kind ends up being self-destructive in the long run.

It reminds me of an interview Bill Moyers did with Desmond Tutu, w…