tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post5583503221641448252..comments2024-03-04T08:09:48.871+00:00Comments on Just pleasantly floundering around.....: A hippy writing about hatredMolly Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-5365560677623334432010-01-12T17:27:21.424+00:002010-01-12T17:27:21.424+00:00Akelamalu – yep…I was much better on the way home…...Akelamalu – yep…I was much better on the way home…just played music and sang at full volume, drummed the steering wheeel and tapped my foot (oh and developed quite a good dancey shrug) – that stops any silly head stuff going on<br /> <br />Boomer Pie - I love the concept of compassion…..but I guess people need to be in a 'good' place to be able to give it<br /><br />Nikki - oh dear Nikki, that sounds awful. Can you not speak to other neighbours and find out how they feel (some community action) and contact the anti-social helpline thingy…they don’t say who contacted them…<br />Antisocial behaviour - how to report it<br />Antisocial behaviour (ASB) is any activity capable of causing a nuisance or annoyance to any person. This may include behaviour such as: <br /><br />· noise <br />· intimidation or harassment <br />· vandalism <br />· aggressive and threatening language or behaviour <br />· actual violence against people or property <br />· inconsiderate and irresponsible vehicle ownership <br />· irresponsible pet ownership <br />· racial or homophobic abuse or harassment.<br />How to log an incident<br />Complaints to the council can now be made through a 24 hour a day, seven day a week telephone hotline, on 01603 212100 or by emailing asb@norwich.gov.uk <br /><br />Heronster - the ‘scope of human nature’ – like that – what complex things we all are – yes sadly it’s well and truly in our ‘scope’. I have a suspicion that we could be taught to manage hatred better though…same as we can be taught to manage anger…i.e. accept it is a valid thing and that we cannot help feeling it but know that we have a choice about what we ‘do’ with it other than automatically lash back.<br /><br />Chris Jolly Sausage - I have written books – but creative ideas for kids!!! There’s a half-hearted one in the pipeline for adults…it will probably happen one day. But blogs are better….you can go anywhere and don’t have to have a theme! <br /><br />Ji thankyou for your gentle sweetness <br /><br />Claire – stop nagging<br /><br />Carol - maybe if humankind developed to its potential….<br /><br />Cogitator - yes helplessness can come of oppression/bullying – and quite rightly causes anger. Sadly I think there are many things in this world that can evoke hatred. I think there are some ultimate definition issues here – which I don’t have definitive answers for. However, anger is definitely an emotion and denying anyone’s right to feel it is unhealthy (I have read that long term denial of anger can lead to depression) and it does instigate social and personal change….it’s a completely legitimate thing and we cannot deny its existence. However, if anger produces aggression…that might not be the best resultant behaviour choice but some people probably aren't aware of a 'choice' stage. Hatred however…depends on how we define it….sustained anger towards another?….if we sustain any intense ‘negative’ feeling….I am guessing it cannot be healthy but some people have no choice…they see no way out of their oppression so sadly only get to feel anger and hatred…that’s tragic… One day we might work more out…say towards inner peace, compassion, tolerance, forgiveness, ability to let go, acceptance that nobody gets it right all the time, self-awareness, 'owning' our own emotions better…etc… <br /><br />Nick - Yep - I am not sure any emotion has a simple opposite, they are so complex and unique…mm…might have to think about that! Emotions are quite hard to pin down and categorise. One thing is for certain…hatred definitely ‘hurts’ the person producing it (and often makes them want to hurt the cause)! I think I ‘feel’ things very readily and react quite strongly (and mostly hanker after upbeat and positive reactions)…if I feel indifference, I suspect whatever it's cause is doesn't register!!!…I feel my way round life.....don’t you be setting me off again. You’re like a radio delivering MORE than two sentences.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-7964867135191932282010-01-12T13:01:59.560+00:002010-01-12T13:01:59.560+00:00I'm not sure if hatred is an emotion though, I...I'm not sure if hatred is an emotion though, It's built word for me that covers a coalescion of anger and contempt and so on, often at an action. It's certainly not the opposite of love as popularised everywhere...<br /><br />My dad suffered a bit at the hands of the "damned jerries" in WW2, getting bombed, losing friends to a stuka attack, as they tried to escape to Cherbourg. Mum always said he hated the Germans, then in one of the rare moments he spoke about it, saying to me very quietly, "She's got it wrong, I don't like the Germans, it's the French I hate they tried to put guns in our hands and make us go back". I got the impression that it was the action that caused the hate, not the nationality, he'd just had enough of being shot at, not sleeping or eating, and the Frenchman thrusting a rifle into his hands was the final straw that triggered the emotion.<br /><br />As for me, I don't hate anything or anyone particularly, but I dislike plenty of things, I like lots of people/places/activities and there are a smattering of things I love. For me it's when I feel nothing about something/someone it's a problem.Nickhttp://www.typejunky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-60067636199456801902010-01-12T11:13:57.200+00:002010-01-12T11:13:57.200+00:00I wonder what hatred is. Maybe a personal reactio...I wonder what hatred is. Maybe a personal reaction to agressive anger provoked by a particular person or group? If I try to imagine how I might feel hating someone, I also have a sense that the situation I am in, in relation to the person, is one I can do nothing about, so a feeling of helplessness too.<br /><br />Looking at the anger side of things, many people view anger as wholly negative, but in some situations it can provide us with the energy to deal with situations we might try to avoid because of fear. Defending one's children or one's self against violent attack come to mind as examples.<br /><br />I think the main danger from hatred is when we choose not to, or cannot act upon it. It festers and corrupts us. I read once, I can't remember where, of a man who came out of the second world war as a POW of the Japanese, hating the Japanese. This lasted a long time until his first grandchild was born, when, on looking at the little baby, he had an epiphany, more or less on the followinf lines:<br /><br />"I hate the Japanese. Who cares? Is it hurting the Japanese? No. Is it hurting me? Yes"<br /><br />Gone: *poof*Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-39335249162577665502010-01-12T10:06:34.822+00:002010-01-12T10:06:34.822+00:00I don't hate anyone either!! I have had moment...I don't hate anyone either!! I have had moments of intense dislike but I'm not capable of sustaining that level for long. I think that there will always be hatred in some form or another...and I think there will always be people fighting to combat that hatred!! <br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-59825759576225501312010-01-12T09:28:07.625+00:002010-01-12T09:28:07.625+00:00There you go Molls - book for adults from you is i...There you go Molls - book for adults from you is in demand! xxxClaire Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807145467178332868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-1123991103366927402010-01-12T09:22:15.304+00:002010-01-12T09:22:15.304+00:00Hared is strong,
Please take it easy,
you opt to l...Hared is strong,<br />Please take it easy,<br />you opt to live pleasantly,<br />happily,<br />freely,<br />friendly,<br />then enjoy the joy of love, care, and more.<br /><br />smart post.<br /><br />htp://www.jingleyanqiu.wordpress.comLinda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-58190840137559765232010-01-12T08:31:42.035+00:002010-01-12T08:31:42.035+00:00When are you going to write a book (no, seriously ...When are you going to write a book (no, seriously -I would buy it!)ChrisJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218380632883308058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-18543816960698288872010-01-11T20:09:53.712+00:002010-01-11T20:09:53.712+00:00The definition of Hatred: To have an intense disli...The definition of Hatred: To have an intense dislike of someone or thing; enmity: hostile.<br />Unfortunately, yes 'hatred' is needed it is part of the scope of human nature, just as we need the oppositte of hatred which is love.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-22262137465438394942010-01-11T18:41:21.908+00:002010-01-11T18:41:21.908+00:00I hate the people who live in our street who have ...I hate the people who live in our street who have behaved so aggressively towards us that it makes me afraid to leave the house...Nikkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-37806266257406227792010-01-11T18:39:58.142+00:002010-01-11T18:39:58.142+00:00Very well-thought out post, Molly. Too many people...Very well-thought out post, Molly. Too many people hate because they lack understanding and compassion. http://www.boomerpie.com/Boomer Pie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07656835943709177287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-9631617871782149062010-01-11T18:27:44.733+00:002010-01-11T18:27:44.733+00:00I have to have music playing when I'm driving ...I have to have music playing when I'm driving otherwise I think too much! ;)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-82030313294905840912010-01-11T17:44:29.832+00:002010-01-11T17:44:29.832+00:00PS I don't hate anyone.PS I don't hate anyone.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.com