AUDIENCE FOR: Shinobu Kocho

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Yes... you do have to know where to cut your losses, as well.

[wisterin]

Are you speaking from experience?

[guestservices]

I'm not usually in a position to hold grudges, I think.

But similar principles apply to facing an opponent. There are some you might be inclined to spare, and then there are those who aren't worth it, even if just because of the particular situation.

[wisterin]

[ she tilts her head. ]

I think you can hold grudges no matter what position you're in even if you feel you can do anything about it.

[ is it productive? not usually, but emotions are emotions. ]

... that's true enough. Forgiveness can be its own battle, too.

[guestservices]

[a hum]

I won't pretend I love everyone, but I've learned how to let go quickly enough, and that serves my own purposes better than resentment does.

[emotions are emotions, but sometimes, you are very good at managing your own, at least.]

In the end, the world is a place where everyone pursues their own idea of justice or happiness. Inevitably, those things will clash, and it's up to each person to decide what they'll fight for and what they'll concede.

[wisterin]

That sounds a little lonely.

[ if you divorce and compartmentalize your feelings enough, if you separate and set yourself apart like that. ]

We aren't all going to get along, and everyone's values aren't going to align. We all have our own experiences to shape us to be who we are.

It's just a matter of what happens when no one will concede and how ugly it'll become because of that.

[guestservices]

[no comment on the lonely part.]

It probably wouldn't hurt to have someone mediate if it gets to that point.

[wisterin]

[ the silence is enough. ]

Perhaps, but you'd have to find someone willing to do it.