Fazil Iskander. A dream about God and the Devil (№ 252266)

- You say: love, love! - and the biggest man's passion - a passion for retribution. The man, humiliated by a vile villain, wants more than anything is about the sweetness of revenge, and he doesn't care about your teaching about love!
- Retribution is a bloody forgiveness of evil. But evil cannot be forgiven, but you cannot retaliate. However, for a reasonable person there is a way out of the impasse. It needs to wrap the passion of vengeance for his life, and he could see clearly that he was not always fair, he has to deal with their sins, and it turns out that the meanness of his humiliating the bastard opened his eyes to his own weaknesses.
- It turns out that the villain is completely justified! He was even helpful! - joyfully exclaimed the devil.
- Never! 'boomed the God. The introduction of the meanness tempered with repentance needs to burn from his mind the meanness! Otherwise, I'll take him on. And I have so yelled in hell, in heaven will hear it and tremble!
But, let's say, ' continued the devil, the man who made meanness, repented, and suitable to the person, whom he did meanness. What's he supposed to say?
- Do not take revenge, but also will not forgive you, ' replied the God.