hate

[quatona]

is it wrong to hate?

Wrong? No idea.
It´s not becoming, it doesn´t feel good, it´s harming me, and it doesn´t help with the problems that it is a reaction to.
That´s all I can say from my experiences. As is not hard to tell, that makes the importance of the question whether it´s right or wrong fade away into insignificance, for me.

 

[quatona]

Well, fortunately there are very few persons who hate god. I do not know even only one.
However, if I were a believer in this God who hates those that hate him, this unfortunate anthropomorphic trait (helplessness in the face of frustration manifesting in negativity) of his sure would take quite a bit a bit away from my admiration for him.

 

[Dahlia1]

I believe that it is acceptable to hate so long as one doesn't act upon that hatred, and that it is a feeling one should try to resolve.

 

[suzybeezy]

A little thread clean up as occured. Please try to respect the rules of CF when posting.

 

[Beanieboy]

I have hated in the past - usually someone who has broken my heart pretty badly, or lied or betrayed me. Honestly? Hatred needs far too much energy. You have to maintain the anger, can't process, grow through it, can't feel compassion because you will equate it with weakness and the person undeserving, don't feel better, continue to feel angry, bitter and miserable.

I found that it is far better to just let go, and move on. I had someone who hurt me pretty badly, and they came back, finally, and said, "Yeah, well, I know you are pretty angry. I treated you pretty badly. I know what you must think..." It was barely an apology. I said, "I don't think of you. Ever." And that was that.

I was at peace with it, forgave him, but moved on.

Hatred is far too consuming.

 

[elman]

is it wrong to hate?

It is wrong to hate people. It is not wrong to hate liver for breakfast. If our lives are charactized by hating others, yes we are living our lives in a wrong and unwise way and the consequences of doing that are not good.

 

[PeterMaclellan]

I don't think it's necessarily wrong. Hatred can sometimes be a powerful motivator for good, namely, to hate that which is unjust can sometimes inspire people to fight that injustice. It all depends on the circumstance I guess, generally I would consider it a negative though. Life's too short for hate.