Can you imagine what impact we could make in our society if every new day began with you asking yourself this question, “What can I do to fight off Hate? We all live in this world. And most people if they would be honest, would tell you that they enjoy living with the freedom they have in this country.
But all of us do not live here equally. Our country is a great place to live, but let’s be honest with ourselves our country need help in so many areas. Today we are just going to focus on one of those ways, and that is “Hate”. So, what is hate? Hate is a feeling of intense or passionate dislike for another.
We often want to say that “Hate” is an illness, but it is not. Why? Because we choose to hate. We do not choose to be sick. Our country is permeated with “hate”, and it spreads like Cancer. But again, it is a choice a person makes, and if you are not careful, your hate can become so strong and intense, that it will make you sick.
So what can we do to fight off this behavior called “Hate”? The first thing you can do when you see this behavior taking place in your presence is to “Respond to it”. Don’t engage in it with the person dishing it out. If this person is using verbal, hateful language or remarks, meaning he or she is using racial slurs against another person, you take action, ask them, why did you have to say that?
Whatever response they give you, say to them “help me understand how those words will make the situation better”? Whatever reason they give you, respond again, “Why was it necessary to say what you said”? Keep at them with question after question, until they give out of reasons for their behavior. Now, this person’s behavior probably will not change from just one person doing this, but it will make an impact if everyone responded in this like-manner, that person would soon lose their ability to have someone feed off their hatred, and it will begin to dissipate.
If all of us would ACT! “Say Something” in the face of hate, hate would find a way to disappear. Hate feeds off others, and every time we allow a person to get away with hateful remarks or behaviors, it grows another inch. And if you are not careful, you will began feeling the same way as the person using the hateful language. Nothing! Absolutely nothing warrants a hateful Act.
Let us look at the opposite counterpart of hate. That is love. So, when we express hate in our words and behaviors, we are actually telling others that we lack the ability to “Love”. Sometime I feel that if we spent more of our energies learning different ways to express love in our daily lives, Hate would have no place to reside, and would find another country to live in.
So, how and where do we start. We start to make a change NOW! We encourage you to start, and to start slow. We need to get this right the first time.
Challenge yourself to begin a “Support Group”. Begin by calling your friends, co-workers, and church members. Before you know it, you will have reached 20, 30, 40 or 50 people that will have the same interest as you do, and that is teaching love instead of hate. You will along with your group put guidelines in place to share with your community. That is why it is so important to reach out across communities, cities and states and get people involved.
If all of us would do this, the world would change for the better. Can I count on your support? I welcome your comments. Check me out on my Blog at: annieforsuccess.com.
America, Replace Hate with Love
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