Oh praise him all his mighty works, there is no language where you can't be heard.

Highschool can be a drag. I'll be the first to admit that. But something I've realized stands out to me the most, is the sad, sad faces of those kids wandering the halls in my school. It's like they're really, truly, completely lost. It breaks my heart when I see those kids sitting by themselves over in the corner during lunch. But believe me, those aren't the only unhappy people. You see "popular" kids all over the place, happy and enjoying their lunch. But have you ever stopped to wonder if they're really, truly happy? They probably don't have any real friends they can trust, maybe their parents demand way to much out of them. There are hundreds of things that could be running through their mind. We walk along, some of us (like me) avoiding all contact with the kids we don't know and happy to stay with the few actual friends I can count on. But I see those kids walking alone, sitting alone, never talking, and lets be honest, if a kid never gets in trouble for talking in class, there's a problem; ESPECIALLY if it's a girl ;)

This week, look around at the kids in your school. Think about that new kid sitting in your class, looking hopelessly lost. Here's a problem for me: instead of smarting off to the popular kid that thinks waaaay too highly of themselves, smile and offer a hand when they drop their stuff in the hall. The tiniest things can make a difference in someone's day. One time last week, I dropped some stuff out of my locker and someone walked by and snorted at me, laughing "That's gay." and walked away. Never offered a hand. I was mad about it all day. Some people are real inconsiderate, but you gotta learn to just wave it off. Most of em are just too obsessed with themselves to worry about someone else. When that person drops their stuff sometime, I'll bend down and help em out, all 6 feet of me, without making a jerkish remark. Am I gonna like it? No, but it proves who the bigger person is. You can't stoop to their level. That kid might have just spilled coffee on them, broken up with a girlfriend or boyfriend, and then lost all their homework. That'd be a pretty bad day to me, and if someone bent down to help me out on a day like that, I'd be pretty happy. "Do not overcome evil with evil, but overcome evil with good." "Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, and in purity." This week I challenge you to help that person you really don't like out, or sit with the kid who's by himself at lunch. You can do it, I believe in you :)

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If there's ANYTHING I hate it's jerks that make fun of my friends. I can take teasing, whatever, but you mess with my friends, you're in for it. I don't understand how on earth someone could feel SO insecure that they need to make fun of others to compensate for it. Some people really just don't get it.

I would write more on this PARTICULAR subject but seeing how if I do I'll probably say something I regret, I'll leave it at this:

Get over your petty insecurities. Nobody likes gossip, name-calling, and all that other junk. It makes you look even more immature and stupid and I REALLY can't stand it so just stop and get over yourselves.

AGH.