12 January 2009

Irritability

It's hard to be optimistic and full of love when there are always heavy undertones of hatred within your heart. Where is the silver lining? How do you rid yourself of hatred in a world that reflects your own insignificance, a world that seems inconsiderate of her inhabitants? There is good and evil, but it's not exactly black and white -- there are always greys in between that make it harder to see the better side of the world.

Lately I have found myself to be extremely irritable and hateful. I am annoyed by people so easily, from people as close as my best friends to a man passing by on his way to class. Is this what I have come to? A bitter, shrewd and hateful wench who sees nothing in people but their utter insignificance and unmistakable flaws? My cynicism and faithless outlook on humanity has returned to creep up on me, filling me with the unjustified venom of hatred.

But shamelessly, it feels good. Well, bad, too, for that matter -- it feels good and bad at the same time. Admit yourself! Everyone knows this feeling; that feeling of guilt you have for taking pleasure in hating somebody, and when your mouth releases those cathartic words of trash talk of someone you can't stand, those words that spill from your mind and out of your mouth, it feels so deliciously good like an orgasm in your throat, spreading to your head and body like an explosion of wickedness.

This is everyone, yes? Not just me?

1 comment:

Jean Baptiste said...

No matter how hard it gets for me sometimes I always see the light. Even if that light has to be uncovered form the pounds of shit, "insignificance", or "flaws". I find no joy in "trash talking" other people. There is a difference when you talk about someone, judging them and making your opinion sound like fact and then making a mere observation and still in the back of you mind giving them a chance. I think that this has to do with maturity. I honestly can say that I don't hate anyone. I really do love all people (but don't take that from a religious stand-point). I love people because no matter how they make you feel or what they do to you, you have NO idea what makes them do what they do. You may have a hint or they may even tell you but you still are not in their head. I may get really upset by the way someone acts but I just think, ok I dont know why this person acts this way but Im not even gonna crucify them for it. I would show them how I feel by living by example, and small conversations expressing to them what I would do differently. I don't write people off or even not hang out with them even if deep down inside their actions or how they talk about and treat other people are in my opinion inconsistent with the person that I think they want to be. I could go on and on about why I think that acceptance of ALL people is the right way to live but my bottom line is that loving, accepting, caring, opening your heart, helping , mentoring and consoling is so much more positive and optimistic than harboring these negative feelings. I don't think that it is a debate that hatred and bashing people is a negative insignificant action. You are in control of that. I think that if a person would be so bold as to have expectations of other people they should at least live by example.

The only way to affect this world and our way of life in an optimistic way is to only radiate positive energy by saying positive things and acting in a positive way no matter what upsetting, negative, heartbreaking, cynical obstacles are thrown your way. Love everything about you and other people, why would you want anything less from anyone else?

All you need is love.

Give love, receive love, observe love, talk about love, be love.

All you need is love.