They say she killed her. They say she called her names. They say she was made to feel like dirt.
They say she killed her.
Bullying isn't new. Nor will it ever age.
But bullying isn't why someone dies.
No. Someone dies because they have no more of a life to live. Because they don't have any more to offer. Because they don't have the will to live.
Society will throw its sticks and stones. Tell me of a time when that hasn't happened.
Remember the lynching and burning at stake for the "witches"?
Tell me how this is any different.
When she was being bullied, she felt persecuted.
When it was over, her "killer" was persecuted.
Society always needs a scapegoat. Someone to blame.
Someone to blame when the world seems all wrong. Someone to call at fault when the roses don't bloom.
No. She killed herself not because she was bullied. She died not because of the names she was called. She died because her life had gone out like the candles in the wind.
Pinning the blame on the bully won't solve your problems. It won't stop this world from being cruel.
But it will give someone the power to wield the next time.
It will lead people to believe that bullies can make your life not worth living. It will lead people to believe that they are voodoo puppets in the hands of a bully.
It will be the deciding factor between letting a dictator reign and someone just believing in himself. It will be the fork in the road between choosing to live for yourself or letting someone else decide what you are. It will be the moment when you finally realize if you're a coward or not.
Do you really want to play the blame game now?
Or do you want to live your life the way you should?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedshift/what-its-like-to-be-blamed-for-a-classmates-suicide
They say she killed her.
Bullying isn't new. Nor will it ever age.
But bullying isn't why someone dies.
No. Someone dies because they have no more of a life to live. Because they don't have any more to offer. Because they don't have the will to live.
Society will throw its sticks and stones. Tell me of a time when that hasn't happened.
Remember the lynching and burning at stake for the "witches"?
Tell me how this is any different.
When she was being bullied, she felt persecuted.
When it was over, her "killer" was persecuted.
Society always needs a scapegoat. Someone to blame.
Someone to blame when the world seems all wrong. Someone to call at fault when the roses don't bloom.
No. She killed herself not because she was bullied. She died not because of the names she was called. She died because her life had gone out like the candles in the wind.
Pinning the blame on the bully won't solve your problems. It won't stop this world from being cruel.
But it will give someone the power to wield the next time.
It will lead people to believe that bullies can make your life not worth living. It will lead people to believe that they are voodoo puppets in the hands of a bully.
It will be the deciding factor between letting a dictator reign and someone just believing in himself. It will be the fork in the road between choosing to live for yourself or letting someone else decide what you are. It will be the moment when you finally realize if you're a coward or not.
Do you really want to play the blame game now?
Or do you want to live your life the way you should?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedshift/what-its-like-to-be-blamed-for-a-classmates-suicide
Wow.... This is so close to my feelings... Thanks :)
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