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Many people can describe bullying in different
ways: teasing, calling people names, hitting other people,
and even ignoring them. The only way I can sum up bullying
is feeling afraid. My friend was not afraid of the 'in' crowd
though, even though they would bully him daily. He never wanted
to do anything about it. I never quite understood why until
the day they came after me, too. I felt put down and alone.
I would believe everything they said about me no matter how
farfetched it was. Then, I read something from one of my books.
It read; "No one can make you feel inferior without
your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt had said those words.
I finally understood them and I was going to do something
about the bullying.
The next day, I stood up for myself and
my friend. They never messed with us again, or at least not
in front of me. I knew I had made a difference to an extent
but I also knew that there was still bullying going on in
my school. I felt bad knowing I could not stop it from happening.
People were spreading rumors and harassing people because
of their color, social status, and friends. Sometimes, the
bulliers did not even really know the person they bullied.
I know I cannot stop bullying completely. It is in every town
in every country. I do think I can make a difference at my
school though, and I feel it is the best I can do.
I think that bullies are also afraid. They may be afraid that
they will not be cool if they do not pick on someone or that
they do not want to be the victim first. When one of my other
friends would invite my sister and me over to her house, she
would talk about my sister behind her back.
Even though she had claimed to be
her friend, she wanted to be cool with me because I was the
older one. She was afraid I would not like her if she liked
my sister. I would not be surprised if she ever talked about
me behind my back though, too. She tried to hang out with
us both, but when my sister left the room, the ugly words
came rolling out. Bullies may even have problems at home or
feel upset but they still do not have a good enough excuse
to make people feel unwanted. I pray every night for those
bulliers because they have their own problems to figure out.
I hope that someday, we can stop the bullying. The world would
be a better place to live in and the people would be less
afraid.
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