Please, don't say hate!

I have always thought of myself to be somewhat negative, not until recently have I decided that I am not that bad!  Hearing the words "I hate" ignites a fire in me. I can't stand any sentence that begins in those two words.  How can you hate someone that you haven't seen in years, who are you to say who they are as a person and to actually feel hatred, is it worth it, the pain it causes others and you, saying I hate I believe takes away from your very soul and can take away from who you are, saying I hate to me is like saying I am not happy with me.  I cannot for the life of me say I hate anyone, it isn't in me.  I am trying to teach my kids the same thing.  We all need to make our children believe that hate is part of the past and not the future or what are we telling our children?  How are we setting up their future.  Take a minute to help a lifetime.