Quote of the week

Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.

- George R.R. Martin -

 A Game of Thrones

Bullying

Okay, so here we are talking about the thing that no one wants to talk about: BULLYING.

I don't wanna give you some numbers to remember or some fact, that you already might know about.
I just wanna raise awareness, so that people start to talk about this topic and don't ignore it.
There are a lot of children that don't go to school every day, because they are afraid of getting bullied.
They've might experienced the bullying for a day or two, or maybe for a whole year. They are afraid of having to go to school and to go through all of this once again. They just can't do it anymore.
And you need to know that bullying isn't just a thing that happens in the moment, no it continues for a very long time. Maybe not for the bully but for the victim.
Once you are bullied there is no way of going back, you will never be the same.
The victims live in constant fear.
In constant fear, that everywhere they go someone may laugh at them.
In constant fear, that it will repeat itself in every new place they go.
In constant fear, that they will be alone forever.
In constant fear, that what they say is true.
And why wouldn't it be true? How could someone come up with something that isn't true? There are so many people, who believe the things, so they have to be true, right?
Have you ever thought about how the victim feels? No? Well, I hope I can help you with that.
Besides the fear they have, they have the feeling of being along, that everyone left them. They think, that nobody wants them, although there may be someone, who is still there, that one person doesn't count, because there are so many others. And after some time, no matter how long they stayed strong, they will start to believe every word that is said to them.
They will begin to cry, where they stayed strong before and after some more time they will break down.
They will do things, they, sometime ago, promised to never do.
So I beg of you, speak up!
Because that's the only thing that will help.

Quote of the week

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.
                                                              -Albert Camus

Respect (English)

There are few people who respect others more than themselves.
And that exactly is my weak spot.
Most people have forgotten that the person they are talking to, is also just humans.
I think that one should have a certain amount of respect for every human being.
I don't say that you have to love every person immediately, but I get angry when people don't have respect for other people.
For me it's part of my life to face every person with friendliness and respect. I noticed a lot of times that it really gets me somewhere, when I'm approaching people in an open and friendly way, maybe even with a smile on my face.
I don't care how old this person is, over 80 or under 20, everyone deserves it to be respected.
Furthermore I don't think about what job this person has. When you are nice to someone and they return it, then it doesn't matter if the person stands behind a counter or sits behind a desk.
I don't want to say that you can't have a bad day.
Or that you can't react in any way, when somebody is mean to you. Of course it's import to fight for yourself.
But I just think that you should encounter people with respect at the first moment.
So if you walk through town next time, try to remember that.

Quote of the week

When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.
                                                                         -Jadi Picoult-Change of Heart