Dislike that arrives with no visible cause still has a cause. “There is always a reason behind any action” — it’s just that some reasons sit out of sight. If you did nothing to provoke it, the reason probably belongs to them: an inner conflict you know nothing about, something of yours they wish they had but are too proud to admit, or the way your presence happens to make them feel smaller.

Seeing that doesn’t mean you owe them a rescue. Innocent points instead to “that peaceful state between love and hate” — you don’t like the person, and you don’t hate them either. He offers it as the option that is better for your own well-being.

Some people will always look up to you, some down on you, and some will resent you for simply being there. Mind your own business, stay out of vain hate cycles, and the life you build is one you can be proud of.