What does this quote mean, "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" by Ghandi?

Question

Please answer quickly.

Answer 1

fighting violence with violence will never solve anything.

Answer 2

It means that if everyone sought retribution for every wrong committed against them, (hence, the eye for an eye) the whole world would end up blind, because we are always hurting someone.

Answer 3

Example: If someone steals from you you should cut their hand off. (eye for an eye) So if everyone went around seeking revenge the world would suffer. So if you took an "eye" everytime someone wronged you everyone in the world would eventually be missing one or both eyes.

Answer 4

If everybody goes around punishing for every wrong committed nobody ever benefits and most of the time more harm is done than the harn trying to be resolved is really worth.

Answer 5

What Ghandi was saying is, just because someone does something hurtful to you you doesnt make it right for you to do it back to them.

Answer 6

it means two wrongs dont make a right.
if we all did to someone what was done to us, there would be a never ending cycle of torment.

for the record however, that is not what the original quote meant.

Answer 7

revenge only makes us forget what the real problem is. we even end up getting our revenge not knowing why we wanted it in the first place. we are blinded by our goal to get vengeance.

Answer 8

If we try to "right" a wrong with a wrong it doesnt do any good.

Answer 9

Well honestly..think about it, it's kinda obvious isn't it?

Answer 10

violence is not the answer. is this by any chance dipavo?