There is an extremely thin line between love and hate...

in #philosophy8 years ago

Very often I hear these words in my Maths class.  I HATE MATHS!  This happens mostly when someone doesn't understand something properly and they just give up without even trying. 

Most of us hate something. Not one person reading here can say that they have never hated something or someone. Hate is such a strong word that has become so part of our daily vocabulary and it is so easily used.  

I hate my job!  I hate the way that the government rules the country! I hate cooking!  I hate to wake up early to go to work....I hate...I hate...I hate....  

Are these words familiar to you? 


Hate is such a strong emotion. People hate because they want to express themselves in some way, but people are often like sheep. Just watch the trend on Social media. One person will post something negative and then like a wildfire the rest will follow. Personally I think wars could be started on social media...

It is so easy to hate something or someone. People think that love and hate are total opposites, but I think they are not total opposites. When we get angry we get excited, aggressive and our emotions rise. We FEEL when we hate something. Often through the hate and frustration, sprouts new feelings that we did not even knew we had. 

Hate is not in vain because to hate means that you still care! 

You care enough to let people know how you feel by expressing yourself in words. People hate the conditions they live in and they work harder and try to get out of these situations. People hate crime and they start to stand up against it. If you hate your bad habits, there is a bigger chance that you will quit them.  

The problem comes in when people STOP hating. When people stop hating, then they also stop caring. Just think about relationships...if people stop fighting then they have given up and then passion changes into hopelessness.    

If the hate disappears, it is then that we feel NOTHING, and if we feel NOTHING then all hope is lost..... 


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Feeling hate or love for someone means that you feel very strongly about that person. In that sense they are very similair indeed. Better that somebody hates me than that he has no feelings whatsoever for me.

Very true what you said...at least she has some feelings...

I agree with the idea that if person hates than he cares and it bothers him. Worse when we don’t care and don’t show any emotions. The thing is we shouldn’t get obsessed with the hate and concentrate to much on that feeling, so it doesn’t grow to that point when we won’t be able to control it.

Although I think it could have long term effects on the body if you carry too much hatred, it can also be a very valuable tool. Like you said, if you hate something, you are more likely to change it. But, continuing to hate something you cannot change can have a serious impact if it enters your life every day without the ability to escape it. It will quickly wear you down.

Most people tend to mean they dislike something, but they use"hate" to qualify it anyway.

You are very right that hate is an important emotion that should be expressed, but i think i should be at tolerable levels.

Thank you for sharing this. May you be loved always.

As humans we love what makes us freely who we are. On the other side we hate what limits us, or pushes us to act as if someone else. On personal level hatred is essential for our well being. If we don’t hate what limit us we are dead inside.

If we could replace all the hate with love and respect imagine what tyoe of world we will have

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A very novel approach. And I agree, there are things we should hate. If we could only agree on what those should be...

Yes the world would be an amazing place if there is no hate around no matter what. Thanks for sharing@giantbear

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