Perpetuating the Pain

We often take vengeance long after the fact upon blameless surrogates, reprising the same sins of the ones who trespassed against us, and so perpetuate the pain we suffered at their hands.

Rick Yancey in “The Monstrumologist”

Unfortunately, this is a viscous cycle of pain that is hard to erase. We often cannot disconnect from the pain we suffered so we unintentionally pass it on to others. It is lucky, though, to have family and friends who love us enough to stay with us even when we treat them unfairly.