Till it happens to you

At schools today, we hear people talking about others in a way that they probably wouldn’t want to be talked about. Maybe they don’t have the same features or ability to communicate with others like other people do. Maybe they don’t have everything that a guy or girl wants, or maybe they don’t like the way they look. But that gives nobody a reason to talk about them in a rude way or even point out their flaws. Everyone has insecurities and pain, and the last thing we need to do is point those insecurities out. Have you ever wondered if you were the bully? Ever wondered if you hurt someone? Ever wondered if you were the cause of someone wanting to end their life?

Most people at school walk around and we look at them seeing that they just look fine, but maybe you don’t know what is going on at home or even how they are feeling on the inside. Ask yourself, “Do I want to be talked bad about?” If not, don’t do it to others. You never know how bad you hurt a person with the little things you say until it happens to you, or until you see the pain of someone and what they are going through.

I think most bullying comes out of jealousy, or even out of your own pain. If you have jealousy for a person, find ways to show them that they are beautiful and important or maybe give them compliments just to make yourself feel better. If you are having pain, there is always a way out because pain is only temporary. Use your pain to help others when they are having problems, and use your experience to help those people who are just about done with life; build them up and let them know that they are here for a reason.

Find ways to serve others and love others, and you will see a very big difference in the way you look at people and yourself. Find nice things to bring others up instead of down. Find ways to make others happy and you will be happy. JOY FRANCO Sherwood