2 posts from January 2008

I have no idea who the heck this guy is, but all I will say is that this quote is awesome. And I'll tell you why - we live in a world where its okay to hate anyone, for any reason. If somebody does something to piss you off, you can hate him. Society deems it acceptable to hate criminals, even before we learn of what had propelled them to commit the crime. We hate people who commit "evil deeds", forgetting that they are normal people. Not devils or demons. People with a family who - we can only presume - that they love.

And what does this show what we are? Nothing. Hate is an extreme emotion and expression. If you hate somebody, you are willing to kill that person. If a person purposely bumps into you, and you claim to friend "I hate that guy", are you willing to uphold your word and plunge a knife into his heart?

I doubt it.

This is an important quote because it makes life so much easier. If somebody at work pisses me off, I just remember the quote, and I calm down. Because I want to show that I am better than that. I am not wasted breath. Its easy to hate, but not so to forgive. And hating does nothing but bring inner torment, and no one wants that.

In other news, its my birthday! =D But like always, no friends. :( But Peter is coming over tomorrow, so hooray! =D