It is a lack of concern or a refusal to act in the face of injustice. Indifference is at the heart of human suffering. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. ![]() To be indifferent means that you have no emotion, no life, no love, no interest in something which another may base their life on by 'loving' it.Įlie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel prize-winning peace activist wrote: We learn to be tough, to reciprocate the treatment we receive and more, in order to be superior. ![]() From the past, the present and plans for the future, from war, from protests, from “fighting for peace” (which is an ironic statement). Before this song and my contemplative thoughts on it, I used to think that hate was the opposite of love. It explores the loves and struggles of the good and bad in life, how suffering can be healthy and unhealthy and how our mindsets will pave the way for our fates. ![]() I have always loved this song because of it’s raw truths and authenticity in its lyrics. It’s better to feel pain than nothing at all, the opposite of love’s indifference. Whilst listening, I came across one of my favourite lines that stuck with me. In starting to write this blog which was supposed to be on some sort of self-care which I was so uninspired about, I was listening to “Stubborn Love” by The Lumineers.
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