Thin Line Between Love And Hate In Fairy Tales

Although the phrase, “thin line between love and hate” is commonly accepted as truth, I strongly disagree. Most people interpret this phrase as meaning that love and hate are so alike that you can hate someone or thing one second and love them the next, and vice-versa. I believe that this, "thin line" is actually more of a giant gorge, speaking figuratively. True love (not the type in fairy tales) is a heart-felt feeling for someone or something. If you truly have this type of deep passion, how can you swing into hate for that very same thing? Love and hate are exact opposites of each other, so I firmly believe that there is a whole canyon between love and hate.

First, love is often used as a word meaning “like”, but REAL love is a strong passion for something. Not just a like of something. It is an intense feeling of very, very strong admiration or affection. If you truly love someone with real love, you are willing to do almost anything for them. Well, if love is this deep, deep passion for something, then how can you change into hating it just like that?
But, I think that if you can stop loving a person and hate them so quickly like that, then you never really loved that person. For example, Ishtar from the “Epic of Gilgamesh” said that she loved Gilgamesh, but when he rejected her, she immediately turned to hating Gilgamesh so much that she sent her revenge without a second thought. In my mind, the only way that she could have had this sudden swing of emotion is if all she had was a lust for Gilgamesh. In which case, then, there is a gorge between love and hate, and a river between lust and