Day in day out, as I read the blogs of my friends and pupils... I would read about tags with words of malice, gall and hatred... I would read about accusations, slanders and gossips about people they do not agree much with...
I would often read about how much they hate this person, what 'evil' things this person would have done, and how they cannot accept the way this person is...
At the end of it, friendships are threatened... Friends around them were 'coerced' or forced to take sides with them. IF their friends refuse to, they face the same cold treatment, or worse, isolation from the rest of the clique.
Do we all know that this is a form of bullying? It is easy to feel alright when you are in the bigger group, when everyone sides with you... However, have you ever spare a thought for the person who is the victim and subject of isolation here?
What these people are doing are no different from a gangster extorting money or threatening to harm a person physically... They are actually far worst than gangsters... They are causing injuries and wounds that no naked eye can see... The wounds are found in the hearts and souls of the victims... These kind of wounds are far more difficult to heal than normal cuts, and bruises...
They felt betrayed, they felt hurt by people they thought were trusted friends...
Please... Can we create a world and environment where everyone is friends with each other? What makes we think that we are superior than the person to criticise or to judge that person whether he or she is good, or bad?
Who are we?
Are we judges? Are we perfect? Are we any better than the person we would dislike?
Through out my life, I have learnt to realise that no man in this world is perfect. No one. No one is without blame or flaws in his or her character. That is why we ought to respect and accept the person for who he or she is, if we would like to be treated likewise.
Do unto others what we want others to do unto us...
We may not be carrying any weapons to hurt the person, but in actual fact, our words are like poisonous double-edged daggers... Each time we speak badly of a person, we are stabbing these poisonous daggers in the backs of our friends...
That is really evil...
So, please... Put a stop to all these childish acts. We are not any better than anyone here... So can we stop judging? Learn to accept the person for who he/she is. If you can't, then just shut up and stop spreading rumours, speak badly of that person on blogs, online or even insulting the person on Facebook. These are acts of cowards, bullies and childish immature people...
GROW UP.
So people with the names listed below, I hope you all learn to put aside all your differences and start to learn to respect each other. It has been made known to me that classmates are calling each other names and insulting each other... Some are telling friends around not to befriend the person and condemn the person to be isolated and be alone... I will take actions if you refuse to change. I am not listing the names down to find fault at anyone, but just to remind these pupils to really put a stop to the conflicts and differences.
I hope this chance I am giving to you to change for the better is not wasted. Thanks.
1. Nur Irfan
2. Saifullah
3. Rashid
4. Darwiis
5. Asyraf
6. Batrisyia
7. Zafirah
8. Saikumar
I am telling you all these and sharing with you all on friendship because I think this class has a serious problem... A lot of us think that we are better than the person we hate, and that gives us the right to call people names, to hurt people with words.
I want to tell you, we are all imperfect human beings. All of us are equal, and none of us here are better than the other. We better learn to treat each other with respect...
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