6 Ways to be Nice to Someone You Hate
4. Try to be extra polite to that person
You may think that being extra polite to people you hate is the exact opposite of how you feel for them, but it will work wonders for your inner peace. When you are polite to someone you hate, you are letting go of your ego and behaving in a mature and innocent way. This makes you feel that you are doing the right thing which will help you have a clear conscience in the long term.
5. Don’t let their words affect you emotionally
Think of how you would feel if one of your friends playfully called you an idiot. Now compare that feeling with the thought of how you would feel if someone you hate, called you an idiot. You will naturally feel angry and will want to retaliate by calling them names too. If you want to be nice to people you hate, you must learn to stop their words from affecting you on an emotional level. Suppress the rage and the urge to get back at them by detaching yourself emotionally.
6. Look at the bigger picture in life
Whenever you think that hatred is getting the better of you, always think of the bigger picture. Your intense feelings of hate will seem irrelevant when you think of the more important things in life. As an example, you may see that your hatred for a person at your workplace has nothing to do with your promotion, because it is totally dependent on your performance at work.
