2007-06-13 05:00:13 · 24 answers · asked by temerson 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Now suppose it were Adolf Hitler asking the question
2007-06-13 05:08:50 · update #1
It's always best to be yourself... if you are hated, you might want to consider changing.
2007-06-13 05:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by Phil Knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As most of the people have suggested yes you better be yourself and be hated and I'm talking from personal experience here!
Now if I take your example of Hitler, well the odds is that you'll come across a Hitler: less than 1 out of a million. But maybe before being yourself you should think that are you the person you should and want to be? If you're going to be yourself and stand up for your noble beliefs and people would despise you for that, then right on dude! But if you were like Hitler and you were being yourself well you should remember that there's always room for improvement. And we're the ones who choose what type of a person we are. We're the ones who fight the darkness in ourselves! Being yourself is good, but are you a good person is the question you should be asking yourself and everyone of us should be asking ourselves... :-) Enjoyed answering your question_ Thank you!
2007-06-13 13:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by KT_(Kritty) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fundamental question is, who are you if you are not the person people love? And who's deciding who you are, or that you are not that person?
You are who you are. And you are deciding that someone hates you. What I mean is, if someone says to me they hate me. I have a choice to either accept that or not. If I accept it, I end up at the place where your question makes sense. However, if I do not accept this, I get to create completely different possibility. Perhaps they don't hate me as much as they are frustrated by an action I took, which I can explain or apologize for; and once they understand where I stand, they have room to change their position.
Hatred is a concept that only makes sense from the perspective of the person who believes someone hates them. And no one can hate me, if I don't let them.
2007-06-13 12:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by livemoreamply 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the person really. A shallow person might be inclined to sell their grandmother if it meant being liked or accepted.
As an example, most ever one has answered the same way to this question. Did any of them lie in response ? Hard to say. Some may think it is actually better to be what they are 'not' so as not to rock the boat. These types of people are not dependable as they will take any side, act any way, and say any lie, to blend in and hide perhaps selfish tendency's in a devious manner.
2007-06-13 12:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rather stay true to myself and be hated for who I was, and know that I was doing the right thing..
For instance, I view myself as a reasonably nice person. I try to help others as much as I can. So, if I am being hated for doing this - then really, I don't value the opinions of those who are hating me.
Why would you hate a nice person?
So as long as your sure and confident that your a reasonably good person - let your identity shine through your every word and action.
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2007-06-13 14:28:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is better to be hated for being yourself because then you will know who really loves you and cares about you and who your true friends are. If you lie to someone and make them believe that you are someone that you aren't I suggest telling them the truth before you end up getting hurt and before really hurting that person. Good question though.
2007-06-13 12:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by mrz_lr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be better to be hated for being yourself. This would at least encourage you to change to become a better person.
Being loved for someone your not makes you only guilty, and that love becomes a negative force.
2007-06-13 12:33:58 · answer #7 · answered by pessimistic_popcorn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be better off hated for being myself because this is who I trully am and friends could not except me for who and what I am, then they are not friends.
To be loved for being what you are not would take too much energy. The facade etc and in the end only you yourself could truly love you.
2007-06-13 13:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by apple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is better to be hated for being yourself because who cares what others think of you the most important opinion is your own ALWAYS.............You have to love yourself and then peace and Happiness will thrive within you.................
Is that really love from others when you pretend to be something that you are not NO that is just a form of manipulation that is not REAL LOVE from another.......................
2007-06-13 12:18:32 · answer #9 · answered by Rita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same thing and both are happening to you currently. Do those who you think 'love' you have any idea what you are? Can those who you think 'hate' you possibly have any way of knowing your 'self'? Everyone is only seeing what they project upon you based on their memories of you and their own past. You think that you have a 'self' but have no real way of defining it. How in any way can anyone else?
2007-06-13 12:09:38 · answer #10 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋