++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou
] ++
Sure....
but I would just the same if I chose option 2. Disliking people doesn't protect you from being hurt (actually, I would argue the opposite, but we'll let that go for now).
Put it to you this way (not a religious thought per se, OK? ).
Look at say, Saddam....rolling in money. Surrounded by a** kissers. Party going on all the time. Hates everybody. Unhappiest SOB around.
Mother Teresa...not a penny to her name. Surrounded by the dead and the dying--the misnamed "refuse" of life. Loved everybody. Always had a smile on her face.
I could go on