Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 thanks Ash .. [are you coming round to fix my computer? ... :-)] i am not telling people not to hate ... i am asking people to look at their hate and understand it... and i feel that when they have done this thoroughly they will no longer hate... isn't hate also tied to fear and envy ... this is a vegan board... hate is not the concern of most vegans... and i don't think hate is how most vegans would describe how they feel towards meat-eaters... (i married one (now divorced... but not because of our eating differences...)) i would say that when i hear of cruelty to animals i feel upset... i say " how could he do that to that poor animal? " ... i feel sad for a while... (well, deep down, i feel sad most of the time... there is a lot to upset us these days...) ... and i have to admit that i suffer deeply ... i feel pained by the society in which i live... i feel powerless to do anything... i feel that the government is so disconnected from the people and that feels dangerous... and i suffer... and if i have no outlet for that suffering ... no art ... no writing ... no skills... or perhaps no one to talk to daily... then it is like an overflowing cup ... and i will push my pain onto others... and this is a further element to hate... is it not the projection of own's own suffering onto another...? and yet it does not relieve your suffering ... so when you feel upset... you feel upset... when you can't handle that feeling of upset... you turn it into hate against someone/thing else... sometimes we hate people just because we can't find a way to love them .... Z > > Ashley Hooper [ash_hooper] > Tuesday, March 26, 2002 6:13 PM > > OT: 'ate > > > love your work Oliver! > > I think it's true that if we don't try to reduce the > amount of hating in the world then for all our efforts > we may completely rid the world of one 'evil' but... > > won't another equally bad one replace it? > > all that hate needs a vent. > > myself I find it gradually getting easier not to hate > these days and the rub lies in understanding others, > or at least understanding the circumstances that have > made others the way they are. > > if you want to hate it's fine, but how does it help > your/our cause or anybody else for that matter? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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