It's not normal to only have friends. For that matter, it's not normal to not have any enemies. It just isn't. ALL of humanity's brightest minds, peacemakers, heroes, scientists, explorers, inventors and so on, had dedicated haters.
Heck, even Jesus had tons of enemies; you know, the ones who crucified him. Socrates had enemies too; you know, the ones who ''poisoned" him to death. Do I need to keep going on and on with the examples or you're getting the point by now? Yep, it's a GOOD thing to have enemies; it means you're doing something RIGHT!
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Having enemies doesn't mean you're a douchebag! Not necessarily at least. So, don't worry if some peeps hate you or your work for no apparent reason; they are just jealous and envious of you. Deep inside they wish they were you. Your personality is so intense and extraordinary that you leave no other choice to people but to either admire you or hate you! And that's a GREAT thing!
It also means that you're true to yourself! One of the things life has taught me is that honesty is like fire. We all admire its seductive view, but very few are willing to "feel" its heat in our own skin. You may meet people who will encourage you to be brutally honest with them, but once you do it, you will see an immediate change of the heart. Why? Because the truth is not easy to be handled; especially by narrow-minded people with immature personalities and/or weak minds!
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So, are you willing to be "liked" for what you pretend to be? Or you prefer to be disliked for what you truly are? Do you want to be liked by some and hated by others, admired by some and envied by others? Or to swallow your dignity and go unnoticeable enough to never make any haters in life? After all, the lions are lions and the sheep are just sheep. Hasn't this be the case for a few thousand years now?
But hasn't it also been said: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"? LoL
That's another SUPER-WISE quote from the "immortals" of humanity! (Even though we are still not sure if it was Sun Tzu or Niccolo Machiavelli who first said it). It depends on what "friends" you have if you ask me. I am of the opinion that it's better (or even wiser) to have very, very, very few select friends and tons of enemies, than to have tons of "friends" and very few "select" enemies ;-)
"My enemies are my motivators, they kick me hard everytime when I lose my hopes"
Nice post pal 🙂
Thanks bro. Nice comment ;)
True. If you don't have any enemies it means that you haven't really achieved any worthwhile yet.
But not you my friend. You are a wolf ;)
Amazing post my dear friend.
Thank you
One day I just sat down to list my enemies and tried to figure out who is the biggest enemy. After listing it with a pen and paper I found that there are 5 enemies in my life. But surprising the biggest enemy I could discover was none other than me. Yes I am the biggest enemy of my self.
Nice post. If you don´t have enemies you have no character.
Very true!
Ένα τραγούδι των "five finger death punch" λέει :
"I'd rather hate you for everything you are
Than ever love you for something you are not
I'd rather you hate me for everything I am
Than have you love me for something that I can't"
Προτιμώ να τηρώ αυτό και σε όσους αρέσει. Και ναι η αλήθεια δε χωνεύεται όσο και αν ο "κύκλος" σου τη ζητά επειδή σε "εκτιμά". Στην καλύτερη περίπτωση δε θα δώσει σημασία στη γνώμη σου, στην μέση , θα σε αντιπαθήσει, στην χειρότερη θα γίνει εχθρός σου.
Καλημέρα να έχεις !