Got this explanation from Yahoo answers:
This is a mis-translation of Confucius teaching & he meant something quite different from what it seems in the English translation. Confucius was not encouraging people to let go of the hatred, rather he reminds people the importance of revenge as it is part of the significance of one's dignity, & he was encouraging people to "dig two graves" because he believes that dignity is more important than one's own life.
My take on this quote is that when a person takes revenge (or plan to), he/she comes down to the same level as that other person, & hence, both suffer in the process of revenge. Better would be to "take the high road" & leave it to karma.
This is a mis-translation of Confucius teaching & he meant something quite different from what it seems in the English translation. Confucius was not encouraging people to let go of the hatred, rather he reminds people the importance of revenge as it is part of the significance of one's dignity, & he was encouraging people to "dig two graves" because he believes that dignity is more important than one's own life.
My take on this quote is that when a person takes revenge (or plan to), he/she comes down to the same level as that other person, & hence, both suffer in the process of revenge. Better would be to "take the high road" & leave it to karma.
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