I don't have any purple clothes, or I would be wearing purple today.
I certainly had my encounters with bullies in my lifetime, and to my shame, there have been times when I have been the bully. But I don't have much to say that's original or especially eloquent on the topic.
Instead, I want to acknowledge the best two things I've read about this subject, and the larger issue captured in the "It gets better" campaign, are this today by Coffee Em, and this a few days ago by Desmond Ravenstone.
Both are calls to action. Both are prayer in its best form.
To which I can only say, Amen. May it be so.
Update: When I refer to my own bullying, I'm not speaking in the context of anti-gay bullying. I'm thinking of times in the past when I've lashed out inappropriately in other contexts. Just thought I'd make that clear. Not that it makes it any better.
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What I'm wondering about is what happens to/with bullies when the grow up? Do they become generals, CEO's and the like or just losers?
ReplyDeleteProbably "all of the above."
ReplyDeleteSome of them become lawyers. There's one in my office. Brilliant, funny, often charming, but also a mean-spirited insecure bully.
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