Journal #7

I hate bullying, which can be portrayed through physically hurting or emotionally hurting someone.  Bullying is never the right path to choose when your self esteem level is low.  When bullying occurs, the bully and the victim are both affected by it.  Most cases of bullying are because the bully needs to feel superior and the way that they fulfill that feeling, is to make someone else cry or hurt.  In class, there will be people who may have a question that may seem unreasonable and should already have an answer.  In other words, the question that the person formulated is stupid.  Yes, teachers say there is no such thing as a stupid question but believe me, there is.  If this happens in a classroom, the person who asked the question will most likely be made fun of.  The students will make comments that they think is funny but will ultimately hurt the student.  Everyone has been both a bully and a victim before in their lifetime.  It happens in your family, your group of friends at school, the classroom, at work, or even in places where you know no one.  It is sad to think that a person would bully someone that they do not even know, but it happens.  The effects of bullying on the victims can be very life changing.  There have been many cases where the victims have ended their lives because they do not feel like they could take it any longer.  For someone to take their own life is horrible and I cannot even believe how much guilt that the bully would feel.  Bullying can cause the victims to harm themselves to make themselves feel better.  For example, people cut themselves with a razor blade to make the pain go away.  Any and all of these effects of bullying should never have to be felt by anyone.  If only the world was a perfect place with unicorns and double rainbows all the time.