LOVE. LOATHING. ATARAXIA.
In religions the most highly regarded
emotion is the love (charity). As Paul writes (1 Corinthians 13),
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and
all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do
not have love, I am nothing. (…) Love never fails. But where there
are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will
be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (…) And
now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of
these is love.” Love is mutual, God loves their children and humans
love God. And those whose love is greater have a greater power too.
But can God or humans live without love? Probably not, except for
those having hellish darkness in their soul.
An exception is Taoism,
where according to Lao-ce Tao precede Love. On the contrary, loathing
aims for destruction and annihilation. It can be with or without
motivation. A vindictive person can be corrupted, intimidated,
silenced by conformist pressure, but hatred itself does not cease to
exist. It seems that hatred is decoded in humans’ ancient
aggressive instincts.
Apart from Love and Loathing we might
choose Ataraxia (a lucid state of robust tranquility,
characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry) which is
closely related to apatheia (a state of mind where one is not
disturbed by passions). English words for this feeling, closest in
meaning: unconcern with contemplation, equanimity, tranquillity. So
this is definitely not apathy which has negative connotation. This
unconcern is an opt-out which roots deep in ourselves; this is sage,
this is the inner freedom of the soul. This is the emptiness, the
nothing. This is to be found in everything, as all the colors are to
be found in the white color. This is the way of the silence.
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