The Pendulum

Life is exactly like a pendulum.

We begin – ideally – in love – We are loved and we develop love.

Now love is not reality – it is a feeling.

Our feelings create our opinions (this is easily seen by the opinion boys have of girls, before or after puberty.)

The feeling love creates, is one of pleasure; so in fact, exactly like an addict, the person in love is blind – s/he only sees what is lovable.

But there is a dark side to humanity – a side born of fear, resulting in hate; resulting in both a desire for vengeance, as well as jealousy over those who have love in their hearts (this is behind terrorism, antisemitism, bullying etc.)

So the flip side of the pendulum is, when we (usually from being bullied) become fearful – now it is impossible both to love and hate – which is like driving forward AND in reverse! – So therefore we literally reverse directions – instead now of loving, hence seeing the beauty in people- we hate and see the ugly in people (sound familiar?)

But as this evil is really jealousy born from fear, if we stop fearing we can balance out.

To stop fearing is far from an easy task (please read Kabbalah Love which has helped many or Banishing Fear.)

However the ultimate state as Kabbalah teaches, is, neither naive love and obviously not fear + hate, rather discernment – choosing to do good!