Tonight I had a chat with a close friend who I have held dear since High School. We don't see one another very often because I live in another state, but when we do spend time with one another, I am guaranteed to partake in some serious Deep and Meaningful conversation.
Tonight we discussed our high school experience and it brought back memories of one of the most difficult times of my life. High school was a terrible place for me, to the point where some of the memories haunt me till this day.
I was the guy who was picked on for being a know-it-all, a nerd, for his physical appearance and for his social inadequacy. I was the guy who always fell victim to the Queen Bees of the school. In the time since high-school, I have been able to identify and forgive those who did what they needed to survive that harsh battle field, but there are some that I think may NEVER redeem themselves. I took much comfort in finding out that the latter subset of bullies have little to show for their oppression.
Bullying in schools is a significant factor in the development of anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation in adolescence. It is a fucking serious issue, and if it weren't for my fabulous family and for my re-birth, I might have been pushing up daisies by now. It's NO joke!
Since my re-birth, all has changed. I have become some social genius with the greatest friends you could imagine. I also began to take care of my appearance and scrubbed up pretty damn well, and I have learned that there is no need to show off my intelligence, but instead use it to help others. Finally, and hopefully without sounding like I'm tooting my own horn too much, I am a NICE GUY! I knew what it was like when people were mean, and so I have made the conscious choice and put in the effort to be a damn nice guy who treats everyone with the respect that all people deserve.
Would I have turned out this way if I had never seen how terrible mean people were? Who knows... Maybe my nightmare that was high school was a blessing after all!
What was YOUR high-school experience like? Were you the Queen Bee or the Teenage Dirt-bag? Most importantly, if high-school was a part of your life some time ago, how did YOU turn out?
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I couldn't agree more with you, you really sum it up. I think going through bad things in life makes you more aware of your own behavior. I sure do. I realized that I want to be a better person, and treat people better than they treated me. I grew from that experience.
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