Love is greater than hate. Surely we have all heard that at some point in our lives. Did you know that Brooks Gibbs, who is a good friend of The Hope Line organization, actually wrote a book with that title? He was the victim of bullying and was also a bully himself, in fact. In this book, he discusses alternative responses to bullies, and what he suggests is that those who hurt you are actually those who need love the most. So in a way, he is ultimately suggesting to love the bully, and for you to turn the hate into care. On page 32 of this book, Gibbs writes that loving them “reverses the cycle of hate, breaks the back of bullying and launches us into a new cycle of life.” Oftentimes a bully part-takes in the act when he or she is a victim of hate themselves, and as a reaction, they try to assert hateful power over someone else. Due to this, by choosing to react with love you can instead potentially be the start of a new cycle and break this pattern of hatred.