Four Reasons to Love Your Enemies
Sometimes we create enemies because of differences in personality and sometimes it happens because people hate us for no apparent reason.
The truth is that it doesn’t matter why you have an "enemy", the attempt to fight fire with fire is bound to fail and, in fact, there are 8 reasons why enemies may be a positive factor in your life. When you understand these reasons you can develop a mutual understanding or at least understanding on your part, which will help you develop better relationships instead of continuing the cycle of hatred and anger.
1. You get a free lesson in how to restrain yourself and avoid anger
If we’re being honest, our enemies are the best people to teach us self-restraint and anger-management. While it’s true that our "enemies" have ways of riling us up, this is exactly what can help us deal with this negative emotion better.
Think of your "enemies" as therapists who help you deal with the negative emotions you don’t want to deal with, or can’t deal with alone.
2. This is an opportunity for healthy competition
You may not see it this way now, but your "enemies" seem to think of you as competitors and if you are in a situation where you have to compete with one another, they can encourage you to feel competitive. However, it is important that you remember not to become ruder and cruder versions of yourselves to enter the competition; don’t harm yourself or others, and don’t let your morale get hurt in the process.
3. Their negative comments can help you grow
Your "enemies" probably don’t have many good things to say about you, and they might even only say bad things about you. However, even if they speak out of a place of hatred, there may be some truth in their words. Whenever you hear something unpleasant from one of your "enemies," take a step back and try to evaluate yourself.
4. You’ll have the ability to look at life in a more positive way
When we are preoccupied with our "enemies" and how they hurt us, it is very difficult for us to change our thoughts and make them positive even in cases unrelated to them. However, if you accept your "enemies" and understand that each of us has such people in our lives, you will also stop worrying about them and ease the negative
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