Spit in Soup

During the Korean War some military officers rented a house while they were stationed over seas. A little Chinese boy stead in their rented house and served them. He cooked and cleaned and did a great job but they treated him terribly. The officers frequently pulled pranks e.g., they nailed his shoes to the floor, they put a bucket of water over the door and when he opened the door the water fell on him. The little Chinese seemed to take it all in stride and maintained a good attitude. The officers felt sorry for the little boy and apologized. They said “We’ve been playing terrible tricks on you and you have such a good attitude about it all, we want apologize and we are going to stop.” The little Chinese boy said “You mean, no more nail shoes to the floor?’ They said “No more nail shoes to the floor.” He said “No more water over the door?” They said, “No more water over the door.” He said “Okay, no more spit in soup.” Revenge can be so subtle. You can take revenge without anyone knowing about it. Are you spitting in someone’s soup? Romans 12.17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.