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Hatred is something that anyone could define by many things.

In some contexts, hatred comes


from deep anger towards someone; for some, it comes from one’s unfathomable jealousy over
someone; and for others, it is just a sudden emotion that they cannot describe over someone.
Many people develop hatred for someone due to a deep-seated feeling of betrayal. Some would
even go to the extent of acting revenge upon the individual whom they hated with all their hearts.
While some suppress their hatred in hopes that it will just go away, while all of these may be
true, one thing is certain: hatred has its core in our nature as humans. When we indulge in our
hatred, we bring forth destruction. However, in philosophical terms, hatred is something that is
directed at the world, others, and ourselves. We sometimes overlook hatred and disregard its
value in helping us understand human nature. Hatred has always been associated with love.
When we love, we seek to become more open towards something, accepting everything that
constitutes it, despite the fact that it may be difficult, not to our preference, and not have the
value we are looking for. However, when we start to feel hatred toward something or someone,
we deviate from the idea of understanding it in a deeper context. We refuse to accept everything
that is included in it; we reject the existence of it and ignore it as much as we can. In short, we
lose all the care that we have and all the efforts we can produce in learning it. Hate blinds us; it
hinders us from opening ourselves up to the world, to others, and to ourselves, and in turn, we do
not seek the openness of the world, of others, and of ourselves.

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