Spitefulness leaves a bitter residue in the quintessence of one’s soul. Forget the ephemeral gratification you may, and probably will, receive as a “reward” for being spiteful. That feeling swiftly slips away as though it’s riding the crest of a spunky vernal zephyr, never to return. It’s rapidly replaced by a pervasive sense of guilt, and this ubiquitous guilt will gnaw away relentlessly at your innards worse than any peptic ulcer that you may have experienced in your lifetime. Good thing, too, since cruel, vindictive behavior should never go unpunished and it surely doesn’t. There are invariably consequences to be paid for ANYTHING you do in life, even if those consequences are largely invisible and may not always be broadcast to the world on a fifty-foot-high billboard surrounded by red-blinking neon lights. Spitefulness certainly qualifies as consequential behavior.
Fred's Soapbox 