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The Other Four-Letter Word That We Do Not Talk About
Practically all of us have experienced love at some time in our lives. When you love someone, it shows. Ditto when you hate someone, it most definitely shows, and how!
Here is a take on the other side of the spectrum – a four-letter word – hate. This four-letter word can drive you up the wall and make you wonder, what the heck happened! Let us look into why some people are the chosen ones that are hated, while others get away scot-free, using pack mentality as their refuge. Here are my two bits.
That Green-Eyed Monster
When a feeling of disquiet takes over, when a tinge of envy creeps in, camaraderie is bound to go out the door. Let us look at it from the prism of a group that should be in harmony, bring out positive outflow, but instead the choice of disharmony makes for merrymaking. When a particular person riddled with jealousy spreads misinformation, because of an issue bothering her/him it causes a serious upheaval. Solving the problem does not arise. The idea is to create a formula within the group and set the stage for the person/s to fall. Gossip gains momentum with groupism taking over where the seeds of angst, greed, malice and extreme hatred brew to a boiling point.
Financial Misconduct
Being pulled up for impropriety can drive a corrupt individual up the wall. Using this as a basis to create disharmony the individual/s will use every method possible and strike out. The person caught for misappropriation of funds, will never accept her/his mistake. S/he will use cunning and shift the blame just to prove her/himself as white as snow. Hatred therefore becomes a constant because the person has been ‘found out’ and instead of dealing with the inherent problem, s/he will create groups that follow the disenchanted person and scream themselves hoarse with nasty comments.
Borderline Insecurity
Most often, a person who is unhappy with her/himself tears others to shreds to shift the focus elsewhere. Hatred can stem from serious insecurity or a low self-image. In this regard, using someone as a patsy by gaining support from like-minded followers helps empower the person to reach the heights of hatred. When a pack of people who harbor hatred grow in number, bullying is the solution. One can liken bullies who spew venom and hatred to that of snakes waiting to hiss and strike at anytime.
In General
Hate has become quite a constant today. Most of us find ourselves following this route leading us through the wider door. This four-letter word that hardly used in literature, poetry, greeting cards, has become common. The point of airing out issues or understanding the other person plays second fiddle. Sometimes it seems like an easier choice to hate rather than to love. There you have it, I have looked at this foul letter word – hate from the prism of groups, pack mentality and the need to nip it in the bud. Of course, I know this is like preaching to the choir, which is certainly not free of negativity today.
With hatred spewing in every part of life, the home, office, relationships, friendships, partnerships, religious groups and so on, I often wonder, whatever became of the other four-letter word! You know the one that is a way better choice – the four-letter word that ends with e – I mean love.
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Source by Yasmin Andrea Imam
