Sunday, July 23, 2006

The Story of Sarah - Part V

Can Love turn into hatred? People will mock at me when they read this. But Yes, Love can definitely turn into hatred. I have seen it happen many a times. Two of my friends were deeply in love with each other. The guy involved, was very close to me and whenever we spoke, he used to sing praises of her.. No one else will ever know how much he loved her. He loved her so much that he even changed his religion.

And everything came to a halt one day, when she blankly told him that she is going to marry someone else, a person of her parents' choice. What happened next was totally unexpected. He begun to dislike her. He despised himself as much, took to drinking and couldn't come to terms with it. Whenever we had a get-together, he made it a point to insult her. With that, though I knew that the girl involved was deeply hurt, I was also sure that the guy was even more hurt. Whom would you blame here? The girl who turned back? Or the guy who hurt her twice as much? This love-hatred doesn't happen in the case of lovers alone. It can happen anywhere. Between parents, friends, siblings, colleagues..

Excerpts from Genesis 16:

Then Sarah said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me."

"Your servant is in your hands," Abram said. "Do with her whatever you think best." Then Sarah mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her.



The relationship between Sarah and Hagar soured because of this. Hagar was once Sarah's confidante. Sarah loved her that much that she was willing to give away her life to Hagar. But once Hagar got something better, she looked down on Sarah.. Sarah was deeply hurt that she mistreated her.. A beautiful relationship came to an end..

Whom can we blame here? Sarah or Hager?

Celia :: 12:10 AM :: 1 Comments:

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