The introduction
General knowledge
When speaking about such issues as love, hate and reparation, one is to keep in mind that such emotional responses seem to be the most common ones. It should be pointed out that these emotional manifestations are born in mind and, thus, influence people’s behavior.
However, the most important fact, which should be highlighted, is that the above-mentioned emotional responses are comprehended by people in different ways. In other words, one is to understand that individual perceptions of various feelings determine the way people conduct themselves in relation to others.
The body
Love, hate and reparation: the fundamentals
Of course, it is obvious that love seems to be a good feeling or an emotional response. Feelings of love can be associated with security and safety, (when a person is in love with smb., he or she feels safe and calm), i.e. there are no exogenous irritants, which can cause negative feelings.
On the other hand, it is also necessary to keep in mind that, sometimes, a strong feeling of responsibility is also caused by love. For instance, when speaking about the child and the adult, it becomes evident that the adult wants to protect the child from numerous destructive issues.
However, the most interesting fact is that love and hate are controlled by unconscious centers of our mind. For this reason, one can suppose that such emotional responses seem to be mostly intrinsic. Still, when speaking about the child, it is necessary to point out that the baby’s response (love) is spontaneous, and it is recognized to be the so-called feedback.
On the other hand, making reparation is also an important element of love, which is to be analyzed. Thus, there is a need to point out that the feeling of guilty, which occurs when a person injures somebody, impacts on our desire to be forgiven. Even when a person feels good, there is the so-called unconscious feeling of guilty, which makes us feel uncertain.
Another interesting aspect, which should be analyzed, is associated with infancy. Infantile thinking, however, seems to be appropriate kind of thinking not only for children, but also for adults. In other words, one can make a conclusion that there are some cases, when childish thoughts appear in mind of the adults. “It must be
recognized, therefore, that in a certain sense psychoanalysts do attribute infantile thinking to grownups, while, at the same time, distinguishing between the adult and the infantile personality and mode of thought” (Klein & Riviere 6). Taking into the above-mentioned statement, it becomes obvious that when the emotional responses are expressed individually, their origin is in our mind, i.e. there are unconscious reactions, which cause a certain behavioral response.
The same can be said about hate. It may sound strange, but pleasant feelings can also be caused by such emotional manifestations, as aggression and hate. They say that the struggle for existence is determined by both positive and negative emotions. So, hate, as such, may guarantee that a person will overcome certain obstacles, in order to achieve a certain aim. Generally, one is to keep in mind that love, hate and reparation are considered to be self-preservative feelings.
The conclusion
Experiencing love, hate and reparation seems to be one of the most important dynamics in people’s interpersonal relations. The above-mentioned emotional responses are considered to be the so-called constituents of a family law. The way people express their feelings or emotional manifestations depends upon both conscious and unconscious processes, although, the origin of the psychological responses is mostly unconscious.
Works Cited
Klein, Melanie, and Joan, Riviere. Love, Hate and Reparation, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1964. Print.