Whatever happened to the Golden Rule?Because I have nothing else going for me, Unless I take it myself. Lower myself to this pitiful display, Let me use this to feel better about myself. You won’t tell anyone, they won’t believe.
It must have expired long ago…But no one else is doing anything… You can’t expect me to try if they won’t! Stop looking at me as if this is my fault! Totally overblowing my role. At least I’m not the one to through the punch, Never did I say the words, Don’t look at me when they limp away! Ever think that they should stop it themselves? Remember that I stood by and did nothing I will forever…
When I first saw the prompt, I was reminded of two things:
1) When I was a little girl, everyone got a turn on the swing we were all pushing like a bench swing, but every time my turn came around, I was pushed to the ground and ignored. There were only a few that did any actual pushing, but no one else would even look me in the eyes when they quickly pushed the line forward once more.
2) Even though she’d been bullied mercilessly and far worse than I ever had, my niece jumped into a ditch that was flooding to grab out a little girl she’d only met that day even though she wasn’t the strongest swimmer. She never made all that many friends in the neighborhood while we lived there because most would bully her or stand by and do nothing, but she’d stand up for them or dive into the river for their siblings anyway.
At one point or another in our lives, we will each stand in one of the places in this scenario. The question we have to ask ourselves is: Will we continue those actions?
Will you allow yourself to be pushed down over and over before you walk away?
Will you continue to bully once you realize with horror that, that is exactly what you are doing?
Will you continue to watch on as another is degraded for whatever reason or excuse you were using to justify your previous behavior?
Will the answer you give now stay the same, or will it change?
Breathing In 