3d ago

Hatred is like Holding a Burning Coal

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I believe this is a quote from Buddha, "Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned".
- I think my favorite variant of this is: "Hatred is like swallowing poison and expecting someone else to die."
  
  exactly why you need to start small and build a tolerance
- Which is why you gotta use a cold coal. Cold and calculated intent
- apparently the buddha has never heard of leather gloves
- That's right!
- If you wait for some ash to build up on it first, you could have enough time to properly aim it at someone. That's how those fire-walkers do it.
Hatred is like a burning coal. Its usage at an unprecedented scale is a key part of British history
- All hail the industrial revolution!!
- So, a good thing more or less?
  
  ... sure
This just isn't true... Hate can be a fuel, and it can be directed at others as an offensive weapon. Also sometimes it's righteous and just.
Don't let small minded people stigmatize you from being in touch with your emotions.... The full spectrum of them, not just the "good" ones.
Life's not that limited. Being human is not for that.
- damn, this guy met the Buddha in the road and fucked him up
- Hate is like rolling coal, it gets the job done, but in the dirtiest most inefficient way possible. There's far better and healthier fuels to use.
  
  But those other fuel sources won't do what hate can.
  ...for instance, many a programmer has fixed a software bug because they hate their software glitching at that specific point. They get frustrated and angry, hateful.
  The hate makes them persistent, makes them chase the problem long enough to solve it.
  Hate has fueled revolutions. Killed CEOs and pedophiles. Robbed banks. Things love would forgive over, or refuse to do.
  Hate can accomplish where other emotions would give up.
- The thing about "but sometimes" is that it only happens some of the time. Just because you have a "but sometimes" doesn't mean that the thing you're arguing against isn't true most of the time.
It's crazy how good these are getting. You're crushing it !!!
- -<
Finding the stride I see. Keep at it!
- :D
I assume from the name that you're the artist OP?
Really happy you keep posting it here :)
Even when the humor doesn't land with me - today's did though :D - the playful artstyle is a joy to watch.
- Aww, I'm glad! xD
If life gives you lemons, throw them at someone else!
This comic sums up the years leading up to WWII basically.
Hatred is like a burning coal. It keeps me warm during cold nights.

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