Growing up, I had a best friend named Susie. We shared everything. She knew
             my every thought, dream and fear. I always saved her a seat on the bus. When
             we became teenagers we double dated. We were each other's counselor,
             confidant, and sometimes even a shoulder to cry on. I loved her very much
             and could not imagine not being her friend, until she betrayed me. I
             discovered that she had been seeing my boyfriend behind my back. After
             learning of her deceit I hated her so much that just the sight of her
             literally turned my stomach. Often it is difficult to distinguish if the
             actions of others originate from love or hate. There are many variables in
             deciding whether someone acted out of love or hate. It is important to learn
             to distinguish between love and hate.
             As children, our parents punish us for doing wrong, not because they hate us,
             but rather that they love us and want us to grow up to be well mannered,
             likeable people. At the time they were disciplining us, we could not
             understand how they could use a phrase such as "This hurts me more than it
             does you." When we reach adulthood it is much easier to see how it could
             hurt them to have to be strict. God loved Adam and Eve because they were his
             children, even though they had sinned by eating the fruit from the tree of
             knowledge of good and evil. He hated that they had not listened to his
             instructions. As much as he loved them, he had to punish them for
             disobedience in order to teach them that he had their best interests in mind.
             Our parents made decisions for us because they love us. Decisions based on
             love are for the benefit of the loved one, while decisions based on hate are
             for the one who hates benefit or selfish desire. Decisions driven by hate
             are often made to cause another person to suffer or to exact revenge. Loving
             decisions are to relieve the pain or the hurt being suffe
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