The Power of Hate

One of the most tumultuous, dangerous and cancerous words today is "Hate." The word has a damaging kind of radius that can destroy the life of one, a few or many. Sure, many of us use it on a regular basis but it is not meant in harmful nature. For instance, you will often hear someone say, "Man, I hated that game winning shot on last night because it cost me money, or, I hate you man because you are a clown." These are the kinds of statements you say around your friends that don't really mean much. 

However, when the word hate is used in a serious and more demeaning nature, it can truly become dangerous for others. For example, I recently overheard several young gentlemen having a conversation about a particular individual. One young man said, "If I see him right now I would bust him in has face and beat the hell out of him repeatedly!" I was like wow! That's very threatening language and it absolutely sounded like bad intentions. I mean, think about it, if you hear someone discuss another person or persons in a very violent nature, that should tell you that he or she means business and there may perhaps be a hit of hatred form that person toward the other person. Whether you know the individual or not, you may need to further assess the situation and safely take action to ensure that it is not a matter that will happen where you are located.

At the end of the day, I believe we need to do everything in our power to remove the word from our daily language. I know we use the word hate in a more humorous nature almost all the time but there is a time when the word is meant to harm another. Maybe the person's race or the color of their skin creates the hate in someone unknowingly. Think about the days of Slavery for Blacks or The Holocaust for Jews. Those are serious examples of hate, so for me, I despise the word and I work daily to never use it and so should you!

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Hey, hey, what's up out there again, everybody? I'm your host, Greg Mack of You Better Plan on the Podcast. You can catch me every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Catch me live on YouTube at that same time, or go to one of your favorite sites by going to www.youbetterplan on the podcast.budsprout.com. And thanks again to Budsprout for helping me get this launch my uh podcasting career. I really appreciate your time and efforts. Now with that said, let's move forward with today's topic of discussion. Before actually, before I go to the topic of discussion, I just want to remind you that the You Better Plan on It Podcast involves everyone. No matter what age you are, but if you're of sound mind and body and know who you are, having an effective daily plan. Just plan on it. Make sure you have a plan to get yourself from point A to part B and back home safely or wherever you need to get to safely. You know, that's what it's all about. Having an effective daily plan. Now with that said, I want to talk about a very serious topic, and it involves a four-letter word, the word hate. The reason why I chose that particular topic is that it just crossed my mind. And the reason why it crossed my mind is not too long ago, uh, there was some young teenage gentleman having a conversation. And I was close by them listening to the conversation. And that conversation involved one specific gentleman in the group saying that he hated someone, and if he seen them right now, that he would bust them in his face and just beat the hell out of them repeatedly. And of course, him saying this had his buddies all into it as well. It sounded like they would jump in and join in. So when I think about that word hate, I was like, wait a minute, you know, that sounds more serious than it should be. So to intervene and just calmly do so without getting too far into the business, I just actually spoke in a friendly manner and had a brief conversation with, hey, how you gentlemen doing? What's going on today? How you fellas doing? What y'all up to? And it totally flipped the conversation. What was an intense, sound like they're gonna take care of somebody situation, turned into a conversation with me about, oh, we're doing good, sir. Oh man, everything's good, having a good day, and so on and so forth. Although I knew they had that conversation about what they would do, I was able to get that conversation flipped and just talked to him in general. So, what do you guys do? You know, we we just had a brief conversation for several minutes, and it felt like it completely eliminated the hatred part of what they were talking about before, after that conversation. And I didn't move too far away from them, but I noticed that the conversation had completely flipped. And I'm not gonna take any credit for it, I'm just saying maybe just for that moment, that day, that hour, that second, it just took it completely off their minds, and maybe it kept them from doing something unwise, something reckless. Because it sounded like they really hated this young man, specifically one person hated him, which I would imagine his buddies was gonna be a part of it too, and do something that was crazy and unwarranted and violent. Because when you say, Man, I hate him, and if I seen him right now, again, I would bust him in the face and beat the hell out of him repeatedly. You are saying something on a level of violence that sounds like beating him to death. And imagine, had I not intervened or said something, what that conversation would have been if they're having it, and I'm close by, but not too close, and that kid walks by, words get exchanged, and now you got four or five against one, and they do exactly what their intentions were. Beat him and beat him and beat him, and possibly beat him to death. Because they sounded like they didn't care if he walked by right now. And we're in a public area with a lot of people, they would just do what they do, and then of course, they're probably gonna take off and run and try to get away, and people can identify him and all that, but at that time, they probably wouldn't have cared. So I'm telling you, we use the word hate on a day-to-day basis, and we say it most of the time in kind of a humorous nature. Man, I hated that game last night. Oh man, man, I don't like what I got on. I hate what I got on, I hate what she's wearing, I hate what he's wearing, kind of thing. Man, he got a great job. I hate my job, you know, and you say it, but you say it in a totally different way. So for me, the word hate, I would just I would wish it didn't even exist in the vocabulary. Because when I think about hate, I think about the days of my people during the slavery days. I mean being hated for their race and the color of their skin, being lynched and hung and beaten and burned to death, and then I think about the Holocaust situation and the Jews and how they were persecuted and beaten and beaten and murdered and everything else, you know. That's hate. That is top-tier hate. So the word to me is volatile and violent, it's tumultuous, and it has a meaning that really is not as sincere as it sounds like it's supposed to be, because it is not a sincere word at all to me. And we use it daily. So for me to you, let's try to strike that word from my vocabulary because it means violence to me. And maybe it means something different to you. So I would just tell you to look it up. It is a violent word, it's tumultuous, it's an extreme word to tell somebody that you hate them, or tell other people that you hate someone and you say it intensely with the intent of saying it that way, then there's a problem. Because that means if that person is standing in front of you, you might be subject to do harm to that person. So I try hard not to even use that word. I mean, you know, think about it, you know. There's two examples, slavery and the Holocaust. The amount of hatred. And just think about when you think about the African continent and the genocides that have taken place over there for years and years and years, where the militia is going after people. Different tribes are murdering each other. Because they're from a different tribe, different culture, different background. You know, think about it, you know. Because I'm black, you hate me. Because he's Mexican, you hate him, because he's white, you hate him. He don't belong, he don't fit in. And then you just decide that, you know what, we're gonna get rid of him or her because they don't belong. Hatred. The young man that killed the eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana area. Seven of his own children. Had some PTSD issues, apparently. Was doing okay and then flipped. What kind of hatred would it take for you to murder eight children? Seven of them being your own. Hate, hate, hate. It's gotta go away. That word needs to be eliminated from the dictionary, from our vocabulary, period. And I'm guilty too, because I've used it many, many times. But you know what I've done over the years, though? I've tried to mitigate my mouth from opening and even using the word. It kind of popped into my head when I thought about those young gentlemen talking about that young man, and the one kid said if he walked by right now again, you know, he said, bust him in his face and beat him repeatedly. So when you tell me you're going to beat somebody repeatedly, what is going on between you and him? Is it that much anger between the two of you that you would literally try to beat him to death and get your friends in on it, and now four or five of you are beating one person to death, stomping and beating, and this is publicly. He said it like, yeah, if he walked by right now, I'd do it right now and wouldn't care. That is scary. That is scary for all of us. So I want you to think about it. Anytime that you tell someone that you hate someone, readdress yourself. Take a look in the mirror and say, I can't believe that I told someone I hate. Look in the mirror and say, I hate you. And see how that feels. I guarantee you won't feel good. Say it sincerely. I hate you. And see how it feels. Let's get rid of that word. Period. Try not to even use it if you can. And if you're going to use it, try to keep it away from the public eye. Because people can hear things and misconstrue them and think something's going on. Because a lot of times, you know, people say the word and you know, or at least the majority of the time, I believe if you have solid mind and body, you know when somebody is serious about something. The question is, you have to ask yourself, do I need to intervene, or how do I intervene, or what do I say, especially when they're total strangers? And these kids were total strangers, me. I've never seen them before that I can recall. I just happen to be at a spot that they happen to be at. But I chose to intervene by just walking by, speaking, and just asking them how was their day. Hey, what are y'all doing today? What's going on around here? And I tried to make it sound like, you know, I hadn't really been around the area much, and I'm just speaking and being friendly. And then we had a brief two to three minute conversation, and they were going to be doing this and that, and what and then I went on about my business, but I was close enough to them to where they cut the conversation completely and started talking about other things. And I pray to God just for that moment in time that they just let it go. Because I'm telling you, man, H-A-T-E is a bad word. That is a violent cuss word that should be stricken from anyone's vocabulary. Mine's, yours, and everyone else across the globe. Because when people hate you, that's why we have so many violent acts. Look at all the mass shootings. There is hatred in people that are committing these crimes. These heinous acts. And we gotta be vigilant and more careful. Stay away from the word. Try to just leave it be. Don't even use it, don't even say it. Just get rid of it. I hate the word hate. Me, I mean, I absolutely hate the word hate because there's been so many people lost. I've had family members, friends, and loved ones, and people that I don't know, strangers that I would have around, don't really know them, gone because somebody hated them, murdered them, beat them to death, stabbed them to death. We gotta move away from that word hate. Leave it be. Do all you can to mitigate the use of the word. And I'll appreciate it, and so will you too. Now, with that said, in closing, thank you for your time. Thank you for your support to this podcast. Again, you can catch me every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Go to YouTube and catch me there live or go to one of your favorite sites, which is www.youbetterplanodapodcast.budsproute.com. You can catch me there by audio. I'd appreciate you following me. I got plenty to talk about, just like the word hate. We're gonna remove it from our vocabulary to the best of our abilities. We're gonna continue to do great things, continue to stand and be glad and be blessed. Thanks again. Always remember a plan that succeeds is a plan that can fulfill one's needs. Thank you for your time. God bless you. We'll chat again soon. Uh simplified.