When Love Nourishes Evil and
Hate: Contemporary Terrorisms and Political and Religious
Persecutions
Love is the supreme good.
There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved
George Sand, 1804-1876, French writer, Letter to Lina
Calamatta
Only the soul that loves is happy
J. W. Goethe, 1749-1831, German writer, Egmont
We human beings are animals dependant on love
Humberto Maturama, quoted in Morin Método V
Even hate can be defeated by love:
For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by
love. This is an eternal law.
Pali Tripitaka
Budhist sacred texts
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into
a friend.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
And yet, capriciously, love may also be a source of hate.
The defrauded love is jealous and dangerous. «The frustrated
love turns itself easily in hate » – wrote Morin. Defrauded
love is a cause of thousands of violent crimes:
Love is an adventure that risks to be mere illusion and
falsehood, and to finish in tragedy.
Edgar Morin, Method V
Eros is a jealous god. He who loves wants to possess his beloved
and keep her for himself alone. If she is happy with someone
else, you would rather see her dead. If he is happy with someone
else, you would rather have him unhappy with you.
André Comte-Sponville, French philosopher, A short Treatise
on the Great Virtues
At another level, some sorts of religious and political love are
equally a source of many crimes and hatred. In the Middle Ages,
the love of God, nourished many religious persecutions, and much
slaughter. Millions of men dyed in fratricidal wars, or at the
Inquisition stake.
But that's not just a past issue. On the contrary: it's a very
present question. We shouldn't forget: present day terrorism and
many aggressive political movements – with all the love of
projects and ideas they involve – are a tremendous illustration
of how love can be a source of evil and hate...
Yes. It's true... Love nourishes hate. It has done it in the
past. It is doing it in the present.
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