I have just finished reading an article about a teenage girl who committed suicide after posting her story of being bullied on Youtube. She is not the first one to ever do it, and at the rate things are going, unfortunately, she will not be the last. I hear it over and over again, kids taking their own lives because of the cruel actions of other people and it sickens me to know that the majority of the time, it is children and teenagers being so malicious. All I can think is what the hell is wrong with this world when the major pandemic facing it is not a physical disease like HIV but a wide scale case of psychopathy that is no where near as important a priority as it should be. Strong words, I know, but read the definitions and then think about the current discussion. We are talking about people, children/teenagers to be more specific, doing and saying heinous things which affect the lives of other children/teenagers to a degree which makes some decide to end their lives. These are the very people who are suppose to lead our nations one day. These are the people to whom my generation is counting on to be there for them, to be compassionate and understanding, to be just and to have integrity. These are the people to which the moral compass of our future will be set. Not the victims and survivors of this social disease but the bullies themselves. What a terrifying thought. In an era where we are growing and expanding in so many realms, we, as human beings, are becoming dark and ominous. A future doctor, one who is suppose to do everything medically possibly to help keep people alive, could very well be the same teenager whose actions caused another person to doubt the worth of their own existence. A future lawyer who is suppose to make sure that the scales are always balanced, that justice remains, could very well be the same person who once upon a time forced another child to hold still while others physically harmed them. The future politicians who are suppose to govern us, the future police who are suppose to keep us all safe; they could have silently stood within a crowd and watched as someone else was bullied and brutalized, never stepping forward or saying anything to help eradicate the situation. In my day and age, there was typical light hearted teasing. Very rarely did it escalate to such violent proportions. We knew there was a very thin line and we knew better than to ever come close to crossing it. I can't believe that in just one generation, it has deteriorated so much. Instead of working on human relationships and interactions, we are too busy checking out the latest computerized gadgets. We are so consumed with the era of technology that we are forgetting the importance of strengthening the characters of those who will one day be in charge of it all. I hope people read this and take it to heart and that in my own small way, I have helped people become aware of the larger picture. I hope that all those who have been bullied as well as those who have lost loved ones to this crisis will all band together to help find a way to remove this threat from the future generations. If it can become so detrimental in one generation, surely it can be drastically improved in one generation as well. To the bullies, I hope you can learn to channel the energy you put out harming others into more worthwhile causes whose actions aid in the advancement of humanity as a whole. One day you will learn that the world is a much better place when people are willing to help others. I pray that you learn this lesson sooner, rather than later.
Namaste, be blessed.
