Sitting here wondering about mean.
It's sad, but I have had to give this more thought lately than anyone should. Friends of mine are in a bad spot. Without going into great detail, they are being attacked by others for something they did that really wasn't that big a deal. They tried to rectify the situation and their attackers aren't having it. They cannot let go of their anger and they are taking things way, way too far. Stupid. The matter all boils down to the attackers having empty, angry lives and not knowing what to do with that anger. So it rears it's ugly head at the first target that comes along and takes hold. And the grip is strong and tight and unyielding. Apparently.
Then I read Random & Odd's goodbye and am so sad. I just started reading her blog and she's taking some time off now to get her life in order. Some asshole keeps leaving super nasty comments. While I know that people are only mean and jealous when their lives are empty and/or suck, it still hurts the people they attack. And I thank God each day that I'm fairly happy and this kind of crap doesn't really occur to me. But I'm constantly stunned when I experience it.
Just what is on my mind today...
I've run across this kind of thing too. Like you said luckily not to often.
Is it that they like drama and attention? Or, are some people incapable
of learning forgiveness?
I've had an angry stalker girl on my blog before. A former friend. Our
relationship totally blew up a year ago. And she's still angry.
Maybe anger is easier? I think it might be because it keeps the focus on
the angry one. They remain the victim and the center of attention.
Forgiveness is basically being generous and allowing someone else to be
forgiven. In forgiving someone, you are no longer in the center of
things...I don't know.
The people who exist in a permanently enraged state are the ones who wind
dying of a stroke. The human body isn't made to be pissed off all the time
and it causes a build up of toxic hatred. I've been lucky and have very few
trolls pester my blog. I block IP's when they do come by and that seems to
keep them at bay. Knocking on wood right now though!
I reckon anger and bitter unforgiveness are like going round and round in a
circular rut. The more you do it the deeper the rut and the harder it is to
get out, and the harder it is to see beyond the rut.
I've been busy and am now catching up.
Many cling to anger and victimization till it stragles them. I will never
undertand this. It's so self destructive.
I'm there. I've been very angry a lot in recent weeks and I've been trying
to isolate the source as I don't enjoy being pissed off all of the time.
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