Journal 21: Bullies

          There are various kinds of reasons why people bully others. However, there are one that I can easily identify, that is, they bullies want to prove something such as their strength or to seek some kinds of identification among people in their societies. They are usually lacked of confidence, but refuse to admit it. In some more extreme cases, people bully others in order to prevent themselves from being bullied. They want to be the big guys. Also, some people bully others just for fun. There are victims who eventually stand up for themselves. However, most of them tend to keep it down, and I think it’s mostly because of their personalities. In fact, bully is closely related to personalities. If one is more extroverted and rather confident, he/she is less likely to be bullied. On the other hand, if one is more introverted and lacked a confidence, he/she has a higher chance to get bullied. It’s harder for them to involve in a society, and they are usually recognized as the “weird people,” or the “unpopular ones.” For myself, I actually physically bullied people when I was young, and for now, although I try not to, sometimes I still verbally bully people, using sarcasms and attacking people’s points. I am quite argumentative, and sometimes I criticize, or debate, to harshly which makes people uncomfortable. And I want to apologize for whatever I did.