"I will permit no man to degrade me soul by making me hate him"
-Booker T. Washingotn
I love this quote so much. It's one of the first ones I ever wrote down. But this quote contains so much power. It tells the reader plainly and frankly that you are always in control about how you feel about someone. Adding in a little religion. The Bible says to "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" Matt 5:44, and I agree with that. It means that you should love and forgive everyone no matter what they do to you. I don't know about you, but I just feel happier and lighter when I'm not fighting with someone. Life seems better and brighter. It's your soul and your life. Why should you taint it just because someone did something to upset you. Why should you waste your thoughts on something you had control over?
If you spend your entire life thinking about all bad things people have done to you, you'll never live, because you'll use up all your time thinking. I know it's easier said than done, but just choosing not to hate someone is so much of a relief. In my experience, it takes effort to be angry at someone. But it's easy to let the anger go. You are in control of your own actions, so why not be in control of your own soul?
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