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Love Vs. Hate

How Can We Not Be So Bitter?

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Love Vs. Hate
Keaton Hull

There’s this thing circling around the earth. It’s eating away at our means of living. This thing is what most call hatred or bitterness. It’s so easy to hold grudges on people that do us wrong. Whether it’s a small issue, like forgetting to do a favor they promised they’d complete. Or something big, like a cheating boyfriend/girlfriend. Either way, grudges/bitterness is toxic and can be seen and felt by other people from miles away. It’s contagious. Whenever you have a bad feeling about something or someone, that feeling can be felt by the person sitting right next to you. It’s an inbalance in the way our bodies are made. We are created to love one another and it is just that simple.

Loving more often is easier said than done, I’ll give you that. The reason hatred is so easily done is because loving people is just as easy. It is proven that when a person is feeling indifferent towards a situation or person, their body gives off an unnatural “vibe” so another human being can physically feel the unnatural balance of mood without exactly realizing it. It’s some what like the experience of when you see a person enter a room and when you look at them, you know not to walk up to them and start a conversation because you can just tell it will not go over well.

I feel like this issue is more serious than others may think. People might become easily angered and therefore expose that bitterness to someone else and it then goes from there. Bad things happen between people, that won’t change, but what can change is how we respond to certain situations. Big or small, every situation has a result of emotions we choose to feel. It’s up to you how you handle the bumps in the road. It’s up to you to be bitter or not. Life is not sunshine and rainbows all the time, but the blessings we carry thoughout each day can easily be forgotten behind this negativity.

Families, friends, or any types of initmate relationships are all special gifts that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Many times when we get upset that something doesn’t go our way, our human intensions automatically tell us to become negative and deal with it in our own way. When we love someone, it’s easy and our bodies seem to funtion better. Our human intensions are to do whatever we can to make that person happy. Love is just as contagious as hatred. Some might say it’s even more contagious. So, now considering this, why not spread more love around the globe? Spreading hatred and bitterness won’t lead to anything good.

What you should take from this reading is the simple message of to love more and hate less. It sounds simple, yet it ain’t easy. Reminders are alway nice to have. So, the next time something doesn’t go your way or you are reminded of a time when they didn’t, don’t fret, just choose to fill your mind with the things you love instead.

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