hatred

August 10, 2007 5:10am CST
have you ever hated a person for no reason at all? (i think some of us did hate someone for NO reason at one time in the past) BUT.. - if you ever hated a person for A reason, what would be it? -jealousy? unaccepted love? unfairness?..etc..??? Have you been able to control your hatred towards others? share your tips please.
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@kage2k3 (1443)
• India
10 Aug 07
Yeah i hated some people for no reason in the past. But then i controlled myself. I can't hate anyone for too long.
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14 Aug 07
yeah kage, me too! it's human nature.
@jatamogue (367)
• Philippines
10 Aug 07
I do see why people tend to hate. It might be because they are in a bad mood or they aren't in the condition to talk. I find it hard to be hating someone for a long time. It hinders your actions and you can act out very much. It spoils you inside and out. No one should be hating for long.
14 Aug 07
yeah, it should not happen at all. but like you said, it could probably driven by the mood one is having.
@balasri (26537)
• India
15 Aug 07
Yes I do.When new actors without looks,talent and physic becomes successful they become very headstrong and brag around.I just hate them.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
16 Aug 07
Thinking that despise is nothing but hatred I went into the Dic.I am wrong.You are absolutely right.Despise is the right term for the aversion I have against these people.Thanks for understanding me.
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17 Aug 07
no problem, man!
16 Aug 07
this is a different kind of hate...lol i think it's called 'despise'.. i easily know what you mean. you don't have problem with their success, right? you just dislike it when they boast like they're the greatest...ha ha ha..i've seen a lot of these people too. not only actors but ordinary people around me..(outside mylot).
• India
14 Aug 07
In my growing years and youth, I hated very many people on the slightest pretext…like if someone denied me anything I fancied, if someone won a logical argument and I was too illogical to answer back or if someone insulted me publicly for no apparent fault of mine. I was childish then and held a grudge against the entire world. With age, I have come to know that its not at all fair to be judgemental towards people and their actions without comprehending the entire reasons behind them. Even if we were to know the reasons, we don’t know how we ourselves would have acted in similar circumstances. And then I am not a very strong person myself and in believe that hate is a very strong emotion, which I am incapable of handling properly. Regarding people who commit heinous crimes like rape and murder, I believe they do no longer fall in the ‘human’ category and are thus beyond my hatred!
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14 Aug 07
yeah, you were young then. mixed feelings might just end up a person feeling easily irritated and hatred was common. But then by now, of course those criminals deserve nothing else but punishments, punishments & punishments. Hate? who don't hate them when they made lives of others miserable? cheers sudipta!
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
10 Aug 07
Hmm, I don't really hate many people and the ones I do deserve it. But as far as not liking people for no real reason, yes I have done that. It could be the way they act or write a letter or look or even their voice. I don't know, something just kicks in and I don't like them even though I don't even know them well. I know of one woman right now who I just DO NOT LIKE and she has never done a thing to me. She is nice to me when we see each other and all that but I cringe when I see her and hear her voice and I avoid her at all costs. No idea why. lol. I don't hate anyone for nothing though. I save hate which, I try not to do at all, for those who truly deserve it like the quack brain surgeon who killed my mother slowly by being incompetent. Ugh. Don't get me started on hate that strong!
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14 Aug 07
..lol...hi patty my friend! i don't dare to get into conflict with you...lol... i don't want to get 'clothesline', 'pile driver','tombstone' and 'chicken wing'... ...lol...i'm just crazy or what!..
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14 Aug 07
ha ha ha...by the way you look, you don't have to do anything at all! you look as strong as Xena. One blink of the eye, and I'll tap....LOL...
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
14 Aug 07
Haha. I'll just put you in an ankle lock until you tap out. I prefer people to tap out and admit defeat than to win via a pin. lol lol.
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• Philippines
11 Aug 07
yeah i hate someone without no reason at all i dont know it's a feeling that i cant describe but i control myself as much as posible coz i know that it's so wrong to hate people without any reason.
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14 Aug 07
yes meg, that's right! we're not supposed to hate anyone. it's bad for them, it's bad for us. thank you.
@paul8675 (750)
• Australia
11 Aug 07
With or without reason, I can honestly say that I have never got to the extreme position of hate. In saying this, I would tend to point out that have been and will continue to be people I have little or no respect for, but it doesn't mean I should hate them.
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14 Aug 07
yeah, it's all about self control and positive attitude. without those two, it's really hard to NOT to hate others.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
10 Aug 07
I am the type of person who very very very rarely HATES anyone..in fact I other than my abusers/attackers I DONT hate anyone...Sure there are ppl in my life that I've had to deal wtih on one level or another that I dont care for or that I dislike (and the reasons vary) but I dont just HATE ppl (other than the ones I mentioned and even with them its become more of a pity thing than a hatred at this point)....
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14 Aug 07
you're a very positive person. it's good you can actually control yourself. not many people can do that naturally. the opposite - yes!...lol.. thanks Ravenladyj.
@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
11 Aug 07
I don't think I have hated someone for no apparent reason. I have hated people for something they've done or said to me. I find that praying about it can make those feelings go away, and praying for that person. Also try to think what may be causing the person to act the way they do. Sometimes if you have bad feelings about a person for no reason it could be that they remind you of someone who has hurt you.
14 Aug 07
there is truth in what you've said. but it's wrong to judge a person so quickly just because they remind us of another bad person from the past. like you said, praying helps. that should be the priority. thank you for sharing lucy.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
11 Aug 07
I think that it's unfair to hate someone for no reason at all, I believe ENVY is the only appropriate word to describe that feeling. But there are also several reasons to hate someone, because all bad things are intolerable. It can be because of unfairness, to me that is one of the things that I most hated because I go for equality. I sometimes control my emotions by simply being alone, because it makes me think more clearer whenever I am with noone. Then when the time comes that I want to vent it out, I long for the company of my friends..
14 Aug 07
you have a very simple way of cooling yourself down but it works...lol.. i should try it sometimes...lol thank you Raijin!
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
11 Aug 07
Yes I did hate a girl in my class when I was in standard 9th. There was no special reason for it, but I just did not like her.Then one day it happened that we went for a camp to a hill station. In the morning we left for hiking, I was with my friends and she was far from me, I did not even care to look at her. Suddenly while walking I twisted my leg and my foot got sprained, I could not walk, all my friends had gone ahead as they did not have slightest idea about what was happening to me. I was left behind there with my pain and I looked helplessly here and there and suddenly I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder, I turned and was surprised to see the girl I hated the most was standing behind me smiling and offering me her helping hand.She helped to stand, she pressed my foot to give me relief. Friends, I hated myself that day, I was so rude and mean to her. From that day I learnt a lesson of my life. Never hate anybody for no reason. All human beings have something good in them. They can be even better than you. So now I love everybody.
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14 Aug 07
that's a very wonderful sharing aspara! you're so lucky to(have kept the hatred to yourself)come face to face with the person you hated wrongly. things really turned for the better for you & you're right, NEVER HATE a person without reason or never hate anyone at all. (it could probably be driven by jealousy i think).. thank you very much for the response. cheers.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
11 Aug 07
Hi singlepixel! I really don't get to hate or get mad, I get even! (LOL)just kidding...Well, to be honest, i really have big patience...I guess I learned to control my anger over the years...hate is something too big for me nowadays. Tried very hard to not hate because i am the one who gets distressed over someone who might not even being affected by my feelings. However, I am no saint so when i know I am in the road to hating one person, I pray very hard and if I can't shake off the feeling I just get even with the person in my mind,thoughts or imagination.(LOL) But to answer the quesion on what maybe the reasons for me to hate one person? Well, if they get to hurt me intentionally and do it over and over again. Have a nice day and take care. (Oooppss, sorry I am over speeding...are you going to give me a ticket now?..LOL)
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14 Aug 07
can i have some of those big patience coz' I really don't have any...LOL... and you're wrestling with that person in your imagination..ha ha ha...(i think me too...)- i think this is what we call 'spiritual warfare'? fight with your own self? ....and now i'm going to 'hate' you for over speeding. i wonder how many tickets you've got so far-not including the one I'm going to issue!..lol... take care Faith! 'Drive' carefully....lol...
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
11 Aug 07
Hate is a very strong word and thankfully a very passing emotion so far in my life. I think that about the only thing that could bring out a real hatred for someone would be if they were to take the life of my child or seriously harm them.
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14 Aug 07
yeah, a very protective parent will become an angry lion when a bad person is out to hurt the family.
@joshboz (1209)
• Australia
11 Aug 07
yes i do. just even the look or first glance of the person makes me hate him/her. i dont know may be style and have you see people is a large factor. i know it is wrong to judge people right away, disliking them for any no good reasons but i try to overcome my discriminating feeling against them by several ways. just like trying to know the person more if u know you will meet them again or if just a stranger just always smile and ready to sure that you are a jolly person and not a stressful one. i think you should also consul yourself and ask why do i hate such person? is it reasonable? the n better change your attitude toward them. last among the rest, always think of the golden rule, that if i hate people with no reason some people will hate me to for no good reason. how a gud day.
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14 Aug 07
wow!- this one is good. you just give me an idea that if you hate a person for no reason, it's better to approach that person and have a little friendly chat. who knows, it may turn for the better!
@rajweb (5)
• India
10 Aug 07
Well not so much hate as in dislike. Many times i've just spent a few minutes with someone and instinctively dislike the person. Or sometimes over time i grow to dislike (usually less frequent - more often dislike is from 1st meeting). There's no harm in disliking someone - hatred i shy away from ... i would define hatred as actually wanting to do bad to the person. Look at the cause of the hatred. Mostly it will be petty. Sometimes there could be a deep cause like one of the responses i saw earlier - but look deep into the cause and you will see that hatred is just eating yourself. If you think it a person affects you distance yourself. In the end hatred is just affecting you - not the other person. More often than not it would make you look bad because you behave differently. Simply channel on other things rather than getting focused on hate!
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14 Aug 07
what a deep thought! yes, hatred is so bad it actually worsens things from the source. you're right. better get rid of this negative feeling..
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
12 Oct 10
Getting too much emotional and worrying negative things are main leads for depression