Bullying: the use of superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants.

Most people today can say that they have either been bullied or have seen someone get bullied at one point in their lives, whether it be as adults in the workplace or as students in school. And those who fit in this category usually agree that the feeling that they got when either of these things happened to them were far from pleasant. So why do people still continue to bully today?

I feel that people bully to make themselves look or feel better than others, when in reality this isn’t the outcome of their actions at all. They think that, by putting others down, they will rase themselves up. I also believe that, especially when it comes to children, people bully to get what they want. In order to be good people, children must be taught how to do so by their parents, guardians, or whoever it is that they live with on an everyday basis. They learn from them by example, and if grown people don’t behave accordingly towards other people, how in the world could they expect their children to do the same?

Bullying has effects on its victims that are absolutely horrid. It causes anything from forced homeschooling or job change to even suicide, and isn’t good for anyone. If you are bullying someone, you need to seriously STOP what you’re doing and rethink how you treat people. If you are being bullied, please don’t give up, you are not alone in this fight and I ask that you please tell someone!

The world needs less mean people and more kind people now more than ever. Let’s make an effort to stop bullying today.