India, Jan. 26 -- The 1978 production, "The Revenge of the Pink Panther", was a favourite film for many. Although a comical tale, with not much revengeful angst involved, the title continues to associate itself with the word "revenge" inextricably.

While we are not all pink panthers, feelings of revenge do crop up in human minds, even if only intermittently, as life goes on. Very few are able to forgive and forget, especially when the perceived aggrievement caused by the other is rather hurtful.

However, there is something pernicious about revengeful emotions which probably destroys the perpetrator more than the so called target. Whatever harm the other has caused to one's body, mind or ego, a sense of hatred towards him is not likely t...