Rising Above Hate: Being Yourself in the Face of Negativity

There are people out there who are full of hate. They may deny it, they may not even be aware of it. What got them into this horrible place in the first place is their own business but to the degree that they use this base emotion to attempt to stop others from prospering, reaching out to others, communicating, enjoying life it then becomes the plight of those of us who see the beauty in life to take some sort of action or to create a strategy.

The first thing I can think of is to not change a thing about yourself. I hate to say it but I believe that a hateful person wants to suck the life force out you, to cut your reach, to inhibit your willingness and desire to communicate. Their weapon is their power to potentially introvert you, to cause you to doubt your own intentions, to question your actions and motivations, to make you feel vain, superficial and superfluous.

To a greater or lesser degree my first reaction is anger but the problem with that is that this is playing right into their game and adds fuel to the weird, destructive fire that burns inside them sapping away their ability to see any beauty or to have any compassion for others. It is so easy to fall into this trap. But I believe that there is absolutely no value in launching an attack against them. In the realm of cause and effect this puts you into the latter category. To get into a anger/hate game with them not only fuels the fire, it also alloys your own power.

To cut a long story short I reckon the best thing is to just ignore them as if they did not exist, as hard as it may be and to just continue to do as well as you possibly can, to be the best version of yourself within your own means and ability, to continue to create, communicate and reach out. To not change a thing about yourself but to remain open to new ideas and to be fluid, to grow and prosper.