Why less hate?
There is no answer to this question that is not biased, opinionated, or frankly emotional, but for the sake of this blog I will try to logic through it as much as possible.The basic answer I can give is to think of the world as an equation. The future and the lives of people around you right now are affected by every action you do. The world is a sum of all past, present, and future actions of it occupants and of the cosmos.
What does that mean?
In an equation, the whole equals the parts, and the parts equals the whole.
All actions of beings on earth + cosmos = Earth
Since I feel that the Earth is equivalent to this equation, I think that the actions of all beings matters on Earth.
Here is where and why I think you shouldn't hate.
- If you've ever experienced someone being negative or hating, you know how it feels. It never feels pleasant to be on the receiving end of either. Some people seem to derive pleasure from dishing it out, but in the end, I think there is some emptiness that makes them enjoy other people getting upset.
- In an equation, I'm going to define positive actions as net positive and negative actions as a net negative. Positive actions are not to be equated with people pleasing. Complimenting someone to get something is not necessarily a positive action. In fact it is a selfish action and if the person finds out the reason you complimented them the compliment would be considered a net negative in their eyes.
- Intention matters more than the action itself. For something to be considered a positive action, the intention must be there to help and not harm. Bad intentions with a good outcome are still not good actions. Eventually actions with bad intentions will lead to bad outcomes and the ends don't always justify the means.
- You're alive. Things can change this fact, but if you are reading this, and the year is 2016, then you can read English and are in fact alive. If you are alive, then you might be looking to give your life purpose, perhaps not, and then again this might not be a blog post that speaks to you. At any rate, being alive I feel means you need to add net pluses to the equation of life I defined above. To make your life a good one you have to do positive actions throughout your life. If you did more positive than negative actions, then you've lived a good life.
Anyone can achieve this, no matter what.
My favorite part about this philosophy and thought pattern, is you can achieve this life no matter what. No matter what you think your life is or isn't, you can make sure actions you perform with or towards others are positive. That's amazing to me because not everything is currently possible for all people, but through this it could be. Actions have long reaching consequences, so when I say positive actions, I mean in all areas and all decisions of life. Being honest in all dealing you have. Appreciating positive actions done around or for you. You can do that, and so can I. Everyday I want to strive more and more to give the world a happy positive feedback loop from me. Make sure I help people to have a good day. To see the light at the end of the tunnel in their situation.
In the end, I can not control anyone's actions except my own. So for my part, I will add as many positive and happy actions I can in the world.
