Inner Bully

A young victim of bullying

Bully:  n.  A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people. 

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Human beings are a work in progress, from the very first moment they're born until the day they die.

When I look back at the years behind me, I am constantly revisiting myself and wondering why I chose to do this over that.  "Why did I choose to be hurtful when I could have easily handled the situation in a compassionate manner?"  

I think it has to do with the inner bully inside of us.  If we're careless and let this bully have its way, it will start manifesting and dictating to us at a very young age, overpowering our empathy and infecting the way we behave.  I see this happening all too often today in the public schools:    A bully picks out his victim.  He taunts and whispers, humiliates and threatens until the victim is rendered helpless.   

Many times a bully succeeds because no one bothers to point out to him or her that bullying is unacceptable and not to be tolerated.  There can be reasons for this:  indifference (don't care, can't be bothered, no big deal) from school officials, classmates and parents, in which a bully is further emboldened to pick another victim.        

This question begs an answer:  "Aren't we supposed to be our Brothers Keepers?        

In life, we are constantly presented with choices.   

Today there are too many making the wrong choices, letting their inner bully dictate their actions,  wreaking havoc in and wrecking people's lives.  In some cases, leaving the victim so traumatized that they take their own life.

It's time to take a stand on behalf of those who are the victims of bullying.   

It's time to stand up for the powerless, the frightened, the weak.

It's time to become our Brother's Keeper.       

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