Everyone thinks that bullying ends in childhood, but it doesn't. Childhood has the worst kind of bullies because you have no choice but to deal with them on a daily basis. A third grader can't just avoid the class bully-they have to deal with them very single day. As you grow up you realize that bullies never go away, they just come in different versions.
Some say that the best thing to do is ignore bullies, but I disagree with that. You have to confront them or else they only get bolder and worse-they keep bullying others as well as yourself.
The Reverend Billy Graham was one of the greatest men of all time. He had many soul inspiring and wonderful quotes, but a good one was when he said "Courage is contagious. Taking a stand inspires others to take a stand." He was right, as he almost always is.
Aside from Reverend Graham, another one of my idols will always be the kid in the Emperor's New Clothes. When an arrogant Emperor is strutting around like (well, an Emperor) a little kid yells out what everyone else is thinking. The little kid is courageous and it turns out, so is everyone else around the him.
It's best to stand up to bullies of all types whenever you can. Don't draw the sword at every slight, but when you stand up to them (even if you stand alone) you'll feel better about yourself and maybe even inspire others to do the same.
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