Is Hatred A Useless Emotion?
Gerry made me think about this after he claimed I am 'consumed' by hatred. Firstly, I guess we all use emotive words far too readily and I'm as guilty of that as most others I know. When I say I 'hate' royalty I don't really mean I HATE them as I obviously don't know them. I suppose what I mean is I dislike what they stand for and their public personas. They are probably just as much victims of their place in society as anyone else. Still, I thoroughly disapprove of the concept of royalty and class. When I analyse feelings of hatred I realise there is very little on this earth that I do actually 'hate' and mostly it is philosophies rather than individuals. Love is another emotion all too readily ascribed to feelings of just 'liking' something or someone, so perhaps we all should think a little deeper about what we are saying because others can draw the wrong conclusions from statements made in haste to dramatic effect.
Having read back over these few lines I can see it could be construed as pomposity but as Ricky Nelson said in song, 'you can't please everyone so you just have to please yourself'. No Ralph, I insist it was Ricky Nelson, you see I've been involved in music for close on 50yrs. so I must know what I'm talking about!