{"id":6669,"date":"2019-09-11T08:46:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2019-09-12T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T17:36:18","slug":"grudges-are-for-the-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/","title":{"rendered":"Grudges are for the weak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> &#8220;Grudges are for the weak and self-destructive. Do you want tomorrow to  be better than today? Then stop stoking the fire of yesterday&#8217;s pain.&#8221;  <\/p><cite> Brandon Blackmoor , 2019-09-11<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When someone urges you to &#8220;never forget&#8221; a particular tragedy, stop and think: what exactly do they want you to remember, and why? Is it that they want to honor the memory of those who have died? Or are they trying to turn your grief into anger? Are they trying to manipulate you for your benefit, or for theirs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do they gain by keeping you angry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Where are they trying to direct your anger? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Think.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your anger might be righteous, and it might be enough to motivate you to work for change. But it might also just be an easy way for a cynical person to manipulate you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Grudges are for the weak and self-destructive. Do you want tomorrow to be better than today? Then stop stoking the fire of yesterday&#8217;s pain.&#8221; Brandon Blackmoor , 2019-09-11 When someone urges you to &#8220;never forget&#8221; a particular tragedy, stop and think: what exactly do they want you to remember, and why? Is it that they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philosophy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;Grudges are for the weak and self-destructive. Do you want tomorrow to be better than today? Then stop stoking the fire of yesterday&#8217;s pain.&#8221; Brandon Blackmoor , 2019-09-11 When someone urges you to &#8220;never forget&#8221; a particular tragedy, stop and think: what exactly do they want you to remember, and why? Is it that they [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blackmoor Vituperative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bblackmoor_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"bblackmoor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"bblackmoor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"headline\":\"Grudges are for the weak\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":143,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Philosophy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/\",\"name\":\"Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Grudges are for the weak\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blackmoor Vituperative\",\"description\":\"But in the end it&#039;s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\",\"name\":\"bblackmoor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"bblackmoor\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/bblackmoor\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/bsblackmoor\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/bblackmoor_\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/bblackmoor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative","og_description":"&#8220;Grudges are for the weak and self-destructive. Do you want tomorrow to be better than today? Then stop stoking the fire of yesterday&#8217;s pain.&#8221; Brandon Blackmoor , 2019-09-11 When someone urges you to &#8220;never forget&#8221; a particular tragedy, stop and think: what exactly do they want you to remember, and why? Is it that they [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/","og_site_name":"Blackmoor Vituperative","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","article_published_time":"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00","author":"bblackmoor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_","twitter_site":"@bblackmoor_","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"bblackmoor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/"},"author":{"name":"bblackmoor","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"headline":"Grudges are for the weak","datePublished":"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/"},"wordCount":143,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"articleSection":["Philosophy"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/","name":"Grudges are for the weak - Blackmoor Vituperative","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-09-11T13:46:15+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-12T17:36:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/grudges-are-for-the-weak\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Grudges are for the weak"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/","name":"Blackmoor Vituperative","description":"But in the end it&#039;s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f","name":"bblackmoor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","width":900,"height":900,"caption":"bblackmoor"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bsblackmoor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_"],"url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/author\/bblackmoor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6669"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6682,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669\/revisions\/6682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}