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Live And Let Live- How Hard Is It?

i.  
 
 “beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster, for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
             Friedrich W. Nietzsche
 
 
ii.  
bully  
/ˈbʊli/  
verb  
gerund or present participle: bullying  
seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).
 
 
iii  
"No means no.It doesn't mean 'convince me'. And there's no need to act like a child because you didn't get what you want."
 
 Willow MooreYAS.  
 
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 live and let live   AND 'to each their own'  
 if these two synonymous phrases need  explaining then read on (otherwise just dwell on it).  
 
Live And Let Live-  
'live' your own life the way it makes you happy and let others do EXACTLY the same - live their own life the way they have chosen.  
Learn the meaning of respect. Just because you like things a particular way does not mean everyone should conform to your whimsies and give up on things that they like and chose.  
Hiding under the cover of critique and best of intentions ( reminds me of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime, they too started off with the best intentions), just learn to leave others alone when they have expressed repeatedly in some cases over the years to do so.  
 
No, means exactly that. As the third quote above puts it with so much clarity and precision- it doesn't mean convince someone who said 'no'. Consent, learn the meaning of the word.  
 
One of the underlying causes of bullying is the bully's obsessesion with his target with a sense of entitlement. Whatever the reason or belief in your mind, when you target someone, you're no longer the victim. Refer to Quote i- see whether Neitzsche is laughing at your face saying told you so.  
 
Live and let live. Leave them alone those who want to be left alone, how hard is that to understand?  
Apparently, very hard for some.  
 
Do what pleases you and let others do the same - live the life they want to. Their chosen art of expression be it in a word or two or epics. Their art, their taste, their life. You do what pleases you and let them live,leave them alone. Is it that hard to understand?  
 
I won't even venture near the word responsibility and ownership because they are planets too far for some. At this moment in time, let's just confine to this small planet of living and letting others live.  
 
Peace, is respecting the boundaries in personal and public spaces. Think.  
 
 
 
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Written by cold_fusion
Published | Edited 31st Dec 2021
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