At What Cost?

From the Mystical Moments Tarot, the Five of Swords; from the Inner Eye Oracle, Misfortune:

Take another little piece of my heart now, baby

―Janis Joplin

There are those who believe they should win at all costs - even arguments. Their tongues can be like a razor blade, intentionally slicing and causing enough hurt that the other person surrenders. We might not visibly see the scars they leave, but the resonance lingers; when something similar is said, the pain resurfaces. Healing often requires putting as much distance between us and the inflictor as possible. Misfortune, however, will follow those with sharp tongues and cold hearts in the form of paranoia. Somewhere in the primitive form of their brain, they assume there will be payback. They obsess, lose sleep, and imagine all the ways others might exact revenge. They might "win," but they will have no peace.