Combat Flip Flops Centered Sunday : Love and Hate

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‘Fuck, I don’t know’ is a close second

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Have you ever felt hatred?

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In war, I have sat face to face with ‘enemies’, feeling their darkness and disgust for me attempting to infiltrate my soul

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They hated me on an ideological level; motivating their attacks, often sacrificing their own lives, upon this foundation of hatred

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Looking into their eyes, feeling their primal disgust for who/what I was, I have felt the most evil, concentrated, and malignant hatred

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When they would suffer horrific injuries, yet still cling to life, I would work to save them

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Sometimes, their hatred softened, and for a few moments, we shared peace as humans

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Sometimes, I looked into their eyes, feeling their hatred carry them away on their final breath

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It’s in experiences like those that we witness the fragility of human existence, and the depths of our beliefs and emotions

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To be on the receiving end of vile, filth ridden hatred can be the most powerful motivator to choose love over all

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To watch death overtake hollow, vacant eyes, knowing their final thoughts of life were viciously clawing at your soul...

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To choose love can be the most arduous path, but it is the path our souls crave

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I have experienced enough darkness and hatred to last 1000 lifetimes... love must be the only path

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Choose Love

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