“We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate.” (George William Russell)
I do my best these days to not use two very specific words in the front of any sentence that comes out of my mouth, that being “I hate”. I’ve discovered over the years that living with hate in my life towards anyone or anything only led me to have a hardened heart. And having a hardened heart essentially just became kryptonite to my spirituality and my capacity to offer unconditional love to others. Hate is such an ugly word and when cultivated enough within one’s soul, it often transforms the person directly into that which they hate the most. Case in point, I once hated my mother so much for her control and her alcoholism until one day I woke up and realized I had actually become her. It wasn’t until I truly forgave her for both that I freed myself from all that hate I had harbored against her and began to change for the better. That’s why these days I work diligently to remove any form of hate that may somehow creep inside of me. Because in the long run, allowing it to remain there, will only end up being poison to my soul and lead me into becoming the very thing I hate.
I pray I find forgiveness in my heart for all that I may still hold hatred towards and to begin living on a spiritual path where the words “I hate” are no longer a part of my vocabulary.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson
