Chapter 29How To Avoid Or Get Rid Of
Resentment
Resentment is one of the most prevalent and
dangerous emotional ills that befalls us (or perhaps I
should more accurately say: -"that we bring upon our-
selves").
Here is what the psychologists say about re-
sentment:
Resentment is an attempt to excuse (to others
or to ourselves) our own failure by attributing it to injustice
or unfair treatment by those resented. Habitual resentment
turns inward in the form of self-pity that becomes a chronic
emotional agony which seeks relief in the sympathy and
servitude of others.
There are no more unpleasant companions than
those whose resentment has turned to self-pity. They feel
that others should be dedicated, no matter at what incon-
venience, to proViding them with physical, mental and,