Too Much Hate

I have been increasingly bothered by the amount of HATE in this world. Regardless of religious beliefs, political views, ethnicity, gender, or any other way of differentiating us from anybody else, whatever group(s) we can put ourselves into comes with it a sense of hate both inward as well as outward. We are hated because of who we are and what we believe. We disapprove of the hate toward us and tell others they have no right to hate and judge us because of what we believe. And because of the hate toward us, we begin to hate and judge those who hate and judge us. But we have become blind to the fact that our intolerance for others is born from hypocrisy. If you tell someone they don’t have a right to hate you for what you believe, and in turn you hate them because what they believe opposes your view or even because they hate you, that is hypocrisy whether you are right or not.

There appears to be an increase in separation of viewpoints and an increase in intolerance for those who think differently than we do. I am purposely not mentioning specific beliefs because it doesn’t change the point I am trying to make; there is an increasing hate for opposing viewpoints. But in saying this, I also HATE. I don’t hate the person, and I don’t hate the viewpoint even if I disagree. I HATE the HATE.

I HATE  the HATE by those who believe the same as I do, and I HATE the HATE by those who believe differently. And with all this said, this is not going to change. In my opinion, it is only going to get worse. I believe there is only going to be an increase in separation based on our differences. So then what’s the point in writing this? My hope is that you the reader will not fall into this HATE.

Don’t become someone who hates anyone else. Don’t perpetuate the HATE. There is no point. Nobody will ever change their point of view to what you believe because of your HATE. You will only increase the separation and drive others away.

Love the person regardless of their point of view. Disagree with their opinion if it differs from yours, but do it out of respect. And disapprove of the HATE of those whether they believe the same as you or not.