At what point do our millennia of breeding and evolution strip away, leaving us with our bare, basic human instinct? When are our identities pushed to the limit, until they finally fade away, leaving us with our core emotions?
Love and Fear.
Joy and Despair.
Honor and Envy.
Pride and Shame.
Belonging and Solitude.
Anger and Forgiveness.
Hatred.
Perhaps they coincide. Could it be that all of these twisted, glorious, hideous feelings all are pieces of one master emotion, taking place in all of our daily actions, thoughts, and behaviors?
Are we driven by shame to strive for pride? Or could the correlation be positive; could it be that falling in love causes deep-rooted fear? Perhaps our emotions don't effect ourselves, but others; maybe our sense of belonging pushes others into solitude.
Above all, this is true: Whether an emotion returns itself or causes its contrast, one remains constant. Hatred has no opposite.
Hatred stands alone.
Αντιςτηενες
Antisthenes
Joy and Despair.
Honor and Envy.
Pride and Shame.
Belonging and Solitude.
Anger and Forgiveness.
Hatred.
Perhaps they coincide. Could it be that all of these twisted, glorious, hideous feelings all are pieces of one master emotion, taking place in all of our daily actions, thoughts, and behaviors?
Are we driven by shame to strive for pride? Or could the correlation be positive; could it be that falling in love causes deep-rooted fear? Perhaps our emotions don't effect ourselves, but others; maybe our sense of belonging pushes others into solitude.
Above all, this is true: Whether an emotion returns itself or causes its contrast, one remains constant. Hatred has no opposite.
Hatred stands alone.
Hoping never to stand alone, yours truly,
Αντιςτηενες
Antisthenes
Very deep and insightful. Please keep writing. You are a teacher and shaman
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