Hatred Is Never Quenched by Hatred
In this world, hatred is never quenched by hatred. It is quenched only by non-hatred. This is an eternal law.
That feud I met hatred with hatred — is it ending, or only growing?
📝Reflection
No one pours oil on a fire to put it out. Yet in matters of the heart, we all do exactly that. Repaying hatred with hatred feels relieving for a moment, but the flames leap higher. To read this verse as a moral lecture to "be good" is to read only half. It is closer to a law of physics than to morality. The only thing that can break a chain of resentment is one person who refuses to attach the next link. To be that one person is not weakness — it is what only the strongest can do.
🌱Apply It Today
When a sharp word tempts you to sharpen your own today, pause one second and ask: "Could I be the one who breaks the chain here?"
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
