Hatred.
It's a strong word. I'm not sure if I've ever truly hated another human being. I've been angry. I've wanted people to leave me alone and never come back to me again. I've never wanted anyone to disappear off the earth or to necessarily die. It's just...not in my nature?
I've hated situations. I hated my anorexia, and anxiety, and depression. But...hate doesn't do anything, does it? You sit there and stew in anger and self-pity, but nothing gets done.
But you can't not feel. Shutting off those emotions only work for so long before you break down. Believe me, I've tried. You need to change that hatred into another emotions for things to happen. Why would you want things to happen? Well, do you really want to sit in a volcano of your own emotions?684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzrPiK5TsW
...Didn't think so.
Some emotions you can turn it into:
-Love
Many cultures call to do to others what you want them to do to you. And while loving enemies is hard, it's not impossible.
-Sadness
I don't recommend this one as much, simply because like anger and hatred, it doesn't get much done.
-Happiness
Confused? Think about it this way--having such a bad time makes the happy moments that much sweeter, and you can learn to enjoy them.
There are many emotions you can channel hatred into, but the one I like best is determination. Why?
Determination is one that lets you scream and cry, it lets you love and enjoy life, it does every other emotion rolled in one.
Determination will not let you be beat. Determination will not let anything pull you down. Determination is when you say, "I will get through this" and you do. Determination is to rise up against your enemies, and to turn the other cheek, because you won't stoop to their level, it lets you cut all ties with them and allow yourself to soar. But at the same time, determination lets you deal with whatever they throw at you silently, let it roll of your back without making any impact, because they just don't understand, because they're just stupid, or prejudiced, or even bored. It lets you talk to them in the halls, or turn to your friends and laugh when they try to egg you on. Determination is the hardest emotion to channel hatred into, but it is the best-suited for hatred's needs.
When you're anorexic and need to eat more, determination can let you get through one more bite, then another, until your plate is clean and you're full. Depressed? Determination is not letting chemicals rule your life and finding help that works for you, so that it is gone. Determination with bullies is ignoring them when they walk up to you, and not responding to their jeers with anger, but instead pity and sadness, because if they're bored, they're so uncreative that the only thing they can think to do is poke a stick at a sleeping bear, and if they're trying to make themselves feel better they think that they're worth even less than you, and they already say they think that you're useless.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4ykjv7d3J
Hatred is ugly. It destroys everything in its path, leaving behind a few barely-standing survivors, that could be blown over with a gust of wind. Determination is the rescue team coming to rebuild and repair everything so that is as it was, no, better than it was.
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