my every thought, dream and fear. I always saved her a seat on the bus. When

we became teenagers we double dated. We were each other's counselor,

confidant, and sometimes even a shoulder to cry on. I loved her very much

and could not imagine not being her friend, until she betrayed me. I

discovered that she had been seeing my boyfriend behind my back. After

learning of her deceit I hated her so much that just the sight of her

literally turned my stomach. Often it is difficult to distinguish if the

actions of others originate from love or hate. There are many variables in

deciding whether someone acted out of love or hate. It is important to learn

to distinguish between love and hate.

As children, our parents punish us for doing wrong, not because they hate us,

but rather that they love us and want us to grow up to be well mannered,

likeable people. At the time they were disciplining us, we could not

understand how they could use a phrase such as "This hurts me more than it

does you." When we reach adulthood it is much easier to see how it could

orientation seems to be increasing. In the past few years there have been

decisions are to relieve the pain or the hurt being suffered by someone other

While God's love is pure and unwavering, human love can be healthy or

on the decline in recent years, the problem of prejudice over sexual

affected the armed forces. Prejudice should be love for one's own kind,

many incidents where people were murdered because they were, or were believed

Our parents made decisions for us because they love us. Decisions based on

as freely as they express their hate. This free expression of emotions

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