Reading this short section of poetry reminded me to love my enemies. The author speaks of being shut out, but then with love, he let who shut him out in. Naturally we who are left out or shut out want to get revenge, and this is human nature, though the best cure for hate in most all cases is love. The author was shut out, but he forgave and loved his enemy. If this were the mindset of all of us there would be much less violence in the world and less enemies for everybody.
We all have a desire to get back at someone who treated us unjustly. Often it never even crosses our minds to forgive them and love them and forget about what they did. Revenge is the best answer for us, and it causes mischief and harm to both us and the person who treated us unfairly. If we would just forgive and forget about what our enemies did to us, the world would be a better place.
The best cure for hate is love. If we love our enemies, it teaches us not to be mad at them despite the things they may do to make us angry. The author in this poem outwits his enemy and instead of hating him back or trying to get revenge, he shows him love and neither one of them are harmed by the other. And a great reason for loving our enemies is because God tells us to love our enemies. Love is the best thing to use against hate.
If everybody had the heart and desire to love their enemy like we are supposed to, there would be a lot less violence in the world. When we hate our enemies, it shows how less of a person we are when we try to get back at them, and the hate continues between us and may not ever end. Hate is truly a harmful and dangerous thing and can only be resolved by loving our enemies. Yet before we love we must also forgive. If we do not forgive our enemies for wronging us, why should they forgive us if we have ever wronged them. We should all love our enemies.
-Cody
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hey..im the 1st to post...good blog
ReplyDeleteCody,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great blog. It was definitely one of those things that speak to the heart. I needed to hear that.
-Hannah G.
well i was going to be the first comment but the school computers are stupid...
ReplyDeleteanyway this is a great blog. it's good to be reminded that we need to love and forgive our enemies.
what an outstanding job! :)
Cody,
ReplyDeleteGood blog. Its always hard to forgive and forget.
-Emily
Cody,
ReplyDeleteGood blog. The problem is that it is so amazingly hard to love someone you hate. Good reminder
-Kaitlynn
I think we all need to hear this some times
ReplyDeletebe a lover not a hater ... or what ever that quote is ...
but you really hit home with this
thanks :)
Thats so true loving your enemies is the way to go.
ReplyDelete-Devin-
Outstanding Writer Award Winner Cody Butler,
ReplyDeleteIt is very hard to love your enemy but if we learn to do this we will be a lot better off.
I'm glad we can be reminded by an outstanding writer to love our enemies. Good job, Cody.
ReplyDelete-Tyler
Loving our enemies is one of the most difficult things to remember. We all need to be reminded of that.
ReplyDelete-Caleb
Cody,
ReplyDeleteGood blog! I definitely agree with you. It's hard to love your enemies and to forgive them.
T.J.- I get it! He won the outstanding writer award. You've made that clear in EVERY blog comment you have.
Tyler- Same goes for you. You always say the same thing! yeah he's outstanding.
Anyways... good blog! :)
Kenzie
it can be very very hard to love your ememies but it is very important to do!
ReplyDelete~kellie
I know how very hard it is to forgive your enemies. I still to this day sometimes hold a grudge against one of the girls that was exceptionally cruel to me. I have to learn how to let that go. Thanks.
ReplyDelete-Ashley Reed