Almost everything in life, including emotions, has an opposite, and as well, can be in varying degrees. As opposites, we can agree or disagree, like or dislike, love or hate.
We need to recognize how we feel as well as be able to assign a specific name to the degree of feeling we have. More importantly, we need to distinguish actions we might hate, from the person who did the actions. Additionally, we need to separate true feelings from opinions, as well as monitor ourselves and our feelings for appropriateness. We also need to know appropriate ways to express our feelings and opinions.
So, hate is only an important fact because it helps us determine what we feel and think, but we must go further and make sure that we use the word "hate" only for things we truly hate, rather than just using the word as an empty expression.
As some examples:
Most teenagers love their parents and would be very sad if their parents left or died. Yet, many teens can be overheard yelling, "I hate you!" But they really don't hate their parent(s). Instead, in that moment, a teenager might dislike rules parents set, think a parent is being unfair or unreasonable, or simply the teenager feels annoyed or disappointed. When the teen can more accurately voice the feeling he/she truly has, the better he/she will communicate. "Mom! Having to stay home to take care of my younger brother feels so unfair!"
"I hate my ex, I wish he'd die!" The couple has a child. Neither parent truly wants the other parent to die. And likely, neither parent really hates the other one. Instead, more often they hate a certain behavior, attitude, action etc. Again, they'd both feel better and communicate better if they specified exactly what bothers them. "When my ex hangs up the telephone when I'm talking, I feel like I'm invisible and unheard."
Children, teens, and adults also overuse the word hate when they actually mean dislike or "prefer not". For examples:
So the most important part of any negative feeling or emotion, such as hate, is that it allows us to identify the measure of dislike or discomfort we feel. (Or the measure of a good feeling, like love.)
No, hate does not necessarily mean kill. Hate is a strong negative emotion, but it does not automatically lead to violence or harm. It is important to manage and address feelings of hate in healthy and constructive ways.
i hate school
yes i dont think so. history is lame. i hate it. history should stay in the past where it belongs. like srsly. i hate it!
i hate everybody
not very they hate all children
i hate plato
naruto because she hate sasuke now.
I hate this entire class
I hate this entire class
i hate plato
i hate plato
I find the outermost layer of the garments I am wearing to be the most important because I hate getting wet and that layer keeps the rain off me.