Is Hate Something We Hide Behind or Can It Offer an Opportunity To Heal?

Is Hate Something We Hide Behind or Can It Offer an Opportunity To Heal?
What lies beneath the noise and distraction of anger?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
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Feb 8, 2022
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Image by Nsey Benajah on Unsplash“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
 ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
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