If the world hates you, you probably deserve it

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Most kids didn’t like me nor enjoy my class and I don’t blame them.
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People love and admire me. Shame you couldn’t be more like me… :man_shrugging:t2: Granted, I’m a Prince and you’re all peasants. :prince:t2:
 
I cant remember if you signed up for my Humility Course or not.
 
I do it too.

Ruminating and dwelling aren’t healthy, but they are difficult to stop.
 
You could say I was ruminating but I did need something to back up my original thesis statement. 🙂
 
You have the right to your opinion.

I disagree with your opinion.
 
“If the world loves you, you probably deserve it?”

Well certainly applies to my father (deceased). He loved the world and the world loved him back. He had a healthy self-esteem, was cheerful and naturally humble. (different to me 🙂 )
But when I think of the love some pop stars get, I think it is in a more superficial context. Adulation from a fan. is that real love? My father received genuine love and respect because that is what he showed to other people.
 
The “world” hates Christ and His Church. The faithful will get what they deserve–Heaven.
 
Christians are suffering now and will suffer more for their faith. I’m talking about communication style and social awkwardness.
 
how do you determine if the world hates someone? that would mean you would have to know everyone in the world.
 
I think you mean society, but that is kind of bad for you too.
 
phil19034 said:
And a big chunk of the world still hates Jesus.
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I’ve just been thinking about this one again. I think people tend to love the humanitarian/kind aspect of Jesus (shepherd and his flock for instance)but reject the authoritarian figure of God. That tends to be the case with LGBTI community I’ve communicated with anyway. This shows that people want the “nice” harmless God , who they can control instead of the other way round.
 
No, not always. I do not agree. The progressive world today doesn’t approve of and usually seems to hate (at least to me) Catholic/Christian values implemented in any way in any public organization. Since I was in grade K, I’ve watched crosses get taken off of military base chapels and God leave the school system. I don’t think God deserves that. Jesus was hated then and now. I don’t believe He deserves that.
I don’t think it’s fair to assume that those who are hated by the majority probably deserve that.

Regarding your situation, I think if you feel some dislike in yourself, perhaps your soul is tugging that you need to make a change and the longer you sit on it and wait, never challenging yourself to change the more you feel like the world hates you. We’ve all been there.
 
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that would mean you would have to know everyone in the world.
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I don’t know everyone in the world. But I’ve met enough to know that patterns repeat and there are definitely types like introvert/extrovert for example.
 
I guess I’m paying the price for choosing a controversial thread title. My experience in life has taught me that when I hate the world, the world hates me back.
 
And actually I think I’m proving myself right here. because many people would hate me after writing such a thread title.
You could say I deserve that hatred because I should communicate more sensitively.
“If the world hates you, you might be not presenting yourself in a positive, loving manner” would have got more people on side.
But I preferred to choose the variation on the Gospel verse because that verse has always puzzled me for some reason.
 
I’d say that’s at the root of all hatred - not knowing someone else well enough to see the human being inside - or in Christ’s case, the human and God.
 
This may be true. But not always. Hatred can be irrational, too, based on everything from jealousy to someone’s ethnicity, profession, or politics.

We’re also each responsible for our own hateful feelings and what we do with them. Some people can look at an unlikable person and grow bitter. Didn’t one of the McCourt brothers say that resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other to die? Meanwhile, others have a more mature attitude and will simply pray for the unlikable then move on with their lives. But let’s not take the personal responsibility of the hater out of the picture.
 
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No! Feelings are complicated. Sometimes a pt. Could take a dislike to his nurse & she said”Hi”.
I would joke and say my nose isn’t on straight, & plod through or change assignments.
You are probably being hard on yourself. Your students mostly passed, didn’t they??!
They will retain some subjects more than others. Like we want a great doctor, even w bad bedside manners. VS a bad doctor, who is a charmer.
YOU WERE A GOOD TEACHER W/O good finesse in teaching…
Rejoice & he glad! You got up, joined life, helped kids learn. Helped ppl. Good job.
 
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