And with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you again. In fact, life is too short to hate anyone and if you hate anyone, this verse says you do not love God. Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred paralyzes life while virtue-love releases it. Hatred confuses life while virtue-love clarifies it.
Hatred darkens life while virtue-love illuminates it.
Hatred is a boomerang which is sure to hit you harder than the one at whom you throw it. Our mental attitudes control our lives. Once we believe that all things work together for good for those who love God, then we accept each experience that we face as something that ultimately leads to our own good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light. Whenever we are in conflict with someone or facing a situation, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging our relationship or deepening it, our mental attitude.