"They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made. Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends." (Psalm 7:15-16)
I've always been a fan of Loony Tunes, one of my favorite cartoon shows growing up. One character that I always found amusing was Wiley Coyote. As you probably recall he is always scheming and planning new ways to catch his nemesis the Roadrunner. Whether it be products from the Acme Company or his own bizarre and usually over thought traps, he inevitably winds up being the one caught by his own plan.
There are certainly instances in our lives where we have pursued some goal for all the wrong reasons or sought some kind of revenge against someone else, only to have it backfire completely. The consequences of these choices ultimately coming back to haunt us or getting us in a lot of trouble.
This of course is nothing new. Throughout human history when our thoughts seek the downfall or the hurt of others we often wind up being the ones hurt. Not because the other party outsmarts us, but because our initial impulse was wrong.
I don't personally like being trapped, not only by others but especially by own foolish plans.
How very humiliating it can be to look from a hole we dug but never expected to wind up in ourselves.
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