To start, let me clarify that this is based on my own life experiences and research so far… It is not intended to be an all and end all view of this attitude or sentiment. Neither am I seeking to establish nor argue whether it is an emotion or attitude, as this is a long and frankly unfruitful debate.
We know what is meant by this four-letter word.
We use it quite gingerly, a la: I hate winter! It’s -21 Celsius as I write this, and it will likely drop to -24 this evening. My nickname is Sunbum and I even have licence plates with Sunbum1, no need to go into a long harangue on my love of the Sun…
Having said this, hate for winter is really not accurate. Let’s just say if I had a choice, I prefer any other season over winter…
Hate is a strong word, it promotes visions of Violence and Destruction to name only one visualization…human history and the present is more than enough to get the picture… But it expresses itself in much more subtle and covert ways as well.
Before I share my experience, is there anyone else who would like to share their own experience and viewpoint? The purpose is to bring this harbinger of evil into the open where it can be displayed and perhaps destroyed, as it often thrives under the covers...