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Some people say hate is a very strong word. Some appear to have decided that it is a bad emotion, one to be purged from the human soul and indeed the very English lexicon. Knowledge of human nature itself, of course, means that such a thing could never be done for the whole global population. Some people do achieve the personal banishment of hate, and for them I am glad. One is forced to admit that with the omittance of such a thing, their lives have become richer, more fulfilling and a whole lot nicer.
Omittance was something I never did achieve. I hate a lot of things, from the way politics works to the design of the Papyrus typeface. I even hate people - people like Tony Abbott and Mitt Romney, to name a few. I hate most modern western music. I hate the primary and secondary school systems. I hate rage comics. I guess I even hate some aspects of myself.
Some would say that this list - which could go on for the length of this piece - makes me a hate-filled person. Consumed by contempt. Indeed, I complain to a lot of people about a lot of different things. Sometimes I even wonder what it would be like to take my hate out on people, and in what ways I could do it. But this does not inherently mean I cannot love, adore... in fact I do those two things just as regularly, if not more. I didn't used to think like this, though. I used to want to stop hating things; I was told that it was bad and I felt bad for thinking terrible thoughts.
A long time ago I decided to stop caring that I hated things. I realised that there was a very important distinction between actively hating something and actively taking out punishment or vengeance upon the object of your hatred. I realised that hatred on its own, at least to me, was not inherently bad. The bad things only started happening if I acted upon that hatred.
Of course, then you get to the problem of penting it all up where it, as Leela so accurately says, "can fester quietly as a mental illness." She was of course referring to sadness, but the same rule more-or-less applies to anger and hatred. Of course, there is a way to combat this without, say, seriously injuring that one person who really deserves it. To prevent myself from growing mentally unstable, I generally resort to cathartic measures. This is of course writing, as I lack the skill to draw some of the things I'd like to. Most of this never gets published on the Internet for obvious reasons, but it is overall greatly therapeutic. It is through this that I've learned that hatred is actually important.
That's right, it might actually be a good thing to hate things, under a controlled temperament. I treat it as a vital part of the human condition, one that must be acknowledged and respected. It's an incredibly strong and pure emotion, and at least to me (certainly not to everyone else), it makes no sense to be deprived of it. By analysing my own hatred I've grown to learn how it consumes other people, where it goes wrong, and even the times where things have gone well because of it. I've become better at handling my own characters and figuring out how they react, as well.
I'm not saying it's imperative to hate things. But I think that where it occurs, it can be used. The human race has a very wide range of emotions, and I believe all of them should be acknowledged and respected... equally.
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This in and of itself was supposed to be cathartic, but turned into something else. D:
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Interesting - very interesting. It's a really good thing that you can step back, realize that emotions are a part of human nature, and not take it out on yourself for it. There is a HUGE difference between an emotion and an action. A big step, a dark line, and the edge of a cliff difference.
I'm one of those freaky people who believe in forgiveness and refusal to hate. I don't deny hate - I know it exists, I know I experience it - but I actively move to get over it. I used to hate many things... now I don't. I can honestly say I do not hate anyone or anything right now. I disagree with people, with ideas, with actions. I actively work against many ideals (such as bigotry, racism, sexism, abuse, neglect, terrorism, etc). But I do not hate them.
For me, it's made my life better. Calmer.
Zen-like, sometimes. Like now, when I'm sitting here, realizing that I don't hate anyone. That I'm not stressing over other people's lives when I don't have to, when they're not bothering mine.
...it's very freeing for me.
Good point on the using the hatred, when it happens. It's an important and powerful emotion that needs to be used - channeled - for appropriate action to better the future for everyone.
Great article, Pseudinymous. Very insightful!
-Cori
I'm one of those freaky people who believe in forgiveness and refusal to hate. I don't deny hate - I know it exists, I know I experience it - but I actively move to get over it. I used to hate many things... now I don't. I can honestly say I do not hate anyone or anything right now. I disagree with people, with ideas, with actions. I actively work against many ideals (such as bigotry, racism, sexism, abuse, neglect, terrorism, etc). But I do not hate them.
For me, it's made my life better. Calmer.
Zen-like, sometimes. Like now, when I'm sitting here, realizing that I don't hate anyone. That I'm not stressing over other people's lives when I don't have to, when they're not bothering mine....it's very freeing for me.
Good point on the using the hatred, when it happens. It's an important and powerful emotion that needs to be used - channeled - for appropriate action to better the future for everyone.
Great article, Pseudinymous. Very insightful!
-Cori