Be A Decent Human Fucking Being

                As I have previously stated when talking about Jonah Mowry, I hate it when people only take notice of one person being bullied or hurt in any way shape or form when one person make national coverage. THIS IS RIDICULOUS !!!!! I have come across this at least twice since I started college this semester and it is driving me absolutely nuts. The first off is National Suicide Awareness Day and when Amanda Todd committed suicide. Just to point out right now SOMEONE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DIE FOR THE NATION TO TAKE NOTICE!!

                When it comes to National Suicide Awareness Day which was in September, everyone writes the word ‘love’ on their arms to signify that they support those affected by suicide. I am all for this concept of supporting people who have contemplating suicide or who have been affected by suicide. However, I saw some girls on my Facebook who had made their profile pictures the pictures of the writing on their arms and I became angry.

                These girls, who shall remain nameless, are spending one day of the year with the word love of their arms because they like to think they make a difference. The problem with this is that the other 364 days in the year these are the girls who are mean to everyone, who walk around like they are above everyone else for whatever reason.  I hate these people because if you really want to make a difference in the life of someone contemplating suicide don’t sit and judge everyone, don’t be a bitch to everyone.  Seriously, it doesn’t take a lot to be a decent human being, all it takes it just the smallest amount of work from you. In all reality, all you need to do is live your life and not be mean. I’m not even saying you have to be super nice, just don’t be a dick. It’s not that hard, I promise.

                As I have previously stated, I haven’t always been the nicest person around, occasionally I can be a big old bitch but it is my sincerest hope that people in my life realize, I have only ever went out with the intent to hurt someone two times in my life, and that the rest of the time when I’m being a bitch, it’s never meant to hurt you and normally I’m just being sarcastic or trying to deal with my own feelings, because that is something I am terrible at. I apologize to anyone who I have ever hurt, because I know what it’s like to get hurt by my peers and it sucks, so I am truly sorry if I have ever done that to someone.  But I can also say, as someone who has thought about and tried to commit suicide that all it would have taken for me to change my mind was hearing from someone that they cared about me. That was all I needed and I didn’t get that at the time when I needed it. Luckily for me, I stopped myself and there hasn’t been a day since that I have regretted my decision to continue my life. But seriously, how hard is it to just text/Facebook/call someone who seems to be having a bad day and tell them that you care, to listen to them, to just make sure they are ok. It’s not difficult.

                Next point, Amanda Todd, a 15 year old girl who was bullied for a mistake she made when she was younger and this bulling lead to her eventual suicide. Just like Jonah Mowry, I am not in any way trying to be disrespect to this girl’s memory and my thoughts go out to her family. However, all of these people are now coming out in support of this girl. Where was this when she was alive? She had posted a YouTube video telling her story, but nobody seemed to do anything for her until she was dead.

                What does that say about us as a society, that the people in her life, the kids at her school, were willing to persecute this girl for one mistake she made as a kid? Seriously think about it. As I previously stated it doesn’t take much to be a decent human being, but if there had just been one kid, one parent, one something that would have been willing to be a little bit more than a decent human being, it could have saved this girl’s life.  But no, everyone is so wrapped up in their own little world, that they refuse to take notice until she died, that is pathetic in my eyes and honestly makes me disappointed in society.

                Now I am not saying I am perfect, or that I am more than a decent person 100% of the time, but now a days, I would never go out with the intent to hurt someone and I hope that I can teach that decency to my own children when I have them, I hope you will do the same. I also challenge you to go out and just smile in acknowledgement of other people, just be nice. I know you have your own problems and concerns, and you may be stressed beyond belief, but just flash a smile to someone while you’re walking to work, or on your morning jog or in class. If nothing else, studies show that if you force yourself to smile, it is more likely that you will feel a little bit happier. So it’s a win-win situation that takes like zero effort from you. If you seriously can’t do even that, just go out and don’t be a dick for an entire day, don’t say anything mean to anyone and just be passive, even that would be better then hurting someone else.