Upstanders

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Growing up most of us lived through being bullied or having a cared one being bullied to them. Not many people try to actually prevent bullying from others. So what would happen if we started standing up for that chunky kid that's picked on just for not being as fit as others? That might actually help body shape issues into something more loving. How about that gothic kid that's always gloomy bc it's just how they are and stop them from calling a kid a freak? That'll actually bring light into their gloomy world, and who knows? Maybe you'd make them shine through the color of their clothes that'll just be a style and not a mood or soul? Or that mute kid? You ever tried talking to them and opening their shell, they may just be the friend you're looking for or have a lot of things to say outside of their little bubble. Trust me, I know. How about that 'nerd'? The person who seems to know more about something than the average person or someone who's more passionate about you with someone, what if you needed help on that one thing they're experts on? I'm not saying to use them, I'm saying they would fight against you in the time of needing help if you ever need help. They have power over something you mainly don't have much knowledge over and they would mainly help you if you actually are close to them or at least nice to them, they won't just let themselves to just be pushed around. They shouldn't be stereotyped to be some dweeb I know about many nerds in my lifetime, most of them don't fit the stereotype, very few do. How about that loner? What if they're just shy or scared to get close to people and you're the one that they've been looking for to have them open up more to others? How about that anxious kid that has anxiety attacks? What if you're someone who'd save them from some of those attacks? How about that person who needs assents for being in a wheelchair? Someone who had their supplies tossed around and they can't keep their belongings to themselves, would you just sit there and let it happen or are you going to help them from being tossed about? You might even meet someone who's one of the kindest people you could possibly know or someone who knows how to give out good advice, a friend to the very end? How about that kid that has the lowest grades and nobody really helps them, but instead is being shoved around teachers and never truly learning anything. Would you teach them all you know or would you just let them fail and fall over at what ever life throws at them? How about that one kid that always gets people to smile and laugh with their jokes and games? Would you actually want to see beneath their colorful top of the iceberg and see their loneliness and darkness to themselves they try to hide from others? Or would you just assume they're a smiling dorks and carry on? Or that stutter that's made fun of for how they speak? Would you treat them like a friend or watch them under go a lonely path.


Many kids are bullied every year, some even handle more than themselves and they end up taking their lives. They all need a place to go that'll get them to know for certain that they can be themselves. There's many people who need a place to go but don't even have a secret place at home, they want to handle their pain on their owns. But what if they're not strong enough to handle the problems themselves everyday? Would you be someone who helps them, or would you be someone to watch another light going out? Your friend might be secretly bullied but you may never know until you know the other as your own. Many people rival against others or are bullied by groups of people. Maybe you should pull out a lever to help other people to get rid of bullies, maybe you could get others a safe place home. Expanding your horizons for others shouldn't be so hard, could it? Maybe you struggle with bullies yourself so you might empathize with them. A group or herd is stronger than even the strongest possible opponent. And in this sense it's bullies and loneliness. Maybe one day you know someone as your closets friend, then the next your worst possible enemy. What would happen then? Would you move on or try to settle/fix it for one another? I'm just saying, what would a world look like if there were only friend groups and barely any bullying being around? What would happen if you even got to the point of befriending the bullies? Like Bufford and Bojite from Phineas and Ferb?

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 01, 2020 ⏰

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