Bullies
When I was a
wee lad in school, there was always that one bully.
“Hey kid,
can you lend me a quarter?”
You knew
that you would not be “lending” him a quarter.
You also knew that every day you would be “lending” him a quarter. You knew that eventually he would be “borrowing”
more than a quarter…every day.
So, you
either said “Sorry, I’m broke” and sauntered away confidently, or you
ended up learning to hide extra lunch money in your sock.
A bully is
the same at every level.
Bullies
smell fear and they will take as much as they can until they run into some backbone. Like any predator, they look for the easiest
prey. Facing a buck with antlers could
result in a life ending infected wound, so the mountain lion will not risk
winning a battle and losing his life; instead, he will ambush a fawn.
That is how
bullies operate. They take from the
timid and the weak, and they avoid those with balls.
“Take
what you want, but don’t hurt me” generally results in losing everything and maybe being hurt as
well…just because.
Eventually
all bullies must be faced. Eventually
you must tell them, “I don’t care anymore, you may hurt me, but I will kick and I will scratch!”
Usually, the
bully moves on to a new patsy.
Fear is a bully’s
green light.
Is standing
up to a bully risky?
Or
Should you
just lay back and take it…again and again and again?
I've always stood up to bullies. I'm old and I'm still standing up to bullies.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and week, Joe. ☺
Actually I married a man who admitted he was a bully in school and took lunch monies. Guess what, they don't usually grow into nice people.
ReplyDeleteStand up. It's not always easy, but it's always right.
ReplyDeleteI've learned to stand up to bullies. It is never easy. One thing I know about bullies is they certainly can cry and lick their wounds when someone gets to them.
ReplyDeleteStand up to them and never let them see they are getting to you. When my nasty bullying upstairs tenant finally moved out he told me he admired me because I didn't let his comments and actions affect me.
ReplyDeleteUkraine is showing us how to stand up to a bully. Even if that bully is pure evil and the odds are stacked against them.
ReplyDeleteBingo!! And we should grow a pair and offer more help. At a minimum Putin should be told if he does not immediately stop targeting civilians, we will declare a no fly zone and yes we have nukes also.
DeleteAlways stand up to them. Always.
ReplyDeletethank you dear Joe it was interesting read as always
ReplyDeletei liked your phrase "until they get backbone ,you said it all :)
If bully is one who attacked Ukraine i think he need a combine scold from all ,just scold no war please .
I am thoroughly enjoying your book as well ,it was amazing to read when you had won boat racing at 13 wow !!!!!!!!!!
blessings!