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Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference.
posted by Leah at
3:20 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
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Aren't love and hate opposite ends of the spectrum? Isn't there a place for any emotions in between?
i agree.. love and hate are powerful emotions, and can become very heavy baggage after a while.
i like to think that most people i interact with on a daily basis are pretty indifferent towards me, or maybe politely respectful or friendly.
this is probably completely unrealistic though. i'm sure it comes from a bizarre introverted hope that i can slide through life unnoticed, which isn't exactly a healthy attitude. but, perhaps less irritating than the extrovert who hopes to make the biggest "crater" possible?
as always, balance in all things.
I should probably explain why I posted that. A while ago, someone said that to me phrased a bit differently and it stuck with me until I recently came across it again (I'm still not sure who originally wrote that.) I posted it with the intention of writing a bit more on it, but you two have beat me to it!
I don't think it's saying that there are only two emotions, rather, I think it is saying that as individuals we want people to feel something, even something negative, rather than plain indifference to us.
I, personally, want to have an impact on the people I interact with. Maybe not strangers so much, but definitely the people in my inner circle. In the same way, I want my friends to have an impact on me. So, for me, indifference leaves a negative taste in my mouth.
As for love and hate being on opposite ends of the spectrum...I'm not sure about that. In "All I Want", Joni Mitchell sings "oh, I hate you some, I love you some..." and I think that's often the case. I think there's a much thinner line between those two emotions. Both hate and love arise from feelings of passion.
I agree with you, Michelle, balance is the ideal.
who cares about that, the real secret is to only trust those that can pee in the same room as you.
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