I saw something on twitter, it was a little kid who writes a letter of help, because he is being bullied and he wants it to stop. It inspired me to write the following:
How long does bullying last? Will it ever stop? The answer is it last forever and it never stops. I am in my forties, and I am still being bullied by the adults and senior citizens in my neighborhood.
One time I got bullied, I spoke out against it but had a garden tool in my hand when I did speak out against it. The people who bullied me then called the cops. The police took their side, so on top of being bullied by being assaulted on my property while working in my yard, I had to spend a night in jail.
I got bullied as a child, I got bullied in my twenties and all through my adult life to present time.
For some people bullying last even longer. It happens well into their old age. You have elderly people who are abused by other old people at church and at the nursing home. Then when you die, some people disrespect the funeral.
And I am not sure what to do about it or if it ends, all I know is it happens. But why? Why does it happen? Why me? Well why not?! Perhaps it is karma from a past life. Or we are no different from the animals in the jungle who dominate each other and become prey or predator. Very few animals have no predator, but most do. And like the animals in the jungle, they just enjoy the small things in life until they get eaten. That is what I will do and if I can tell this kid anything or anyone else anything who is getting bullied, that would be: enjoy the small things in life like farting, a cold drink on a hot day, stuff like that. When you are bullied it is beyond your control, so the best thing to do is control the way you feel.