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I am a survivor!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012, Day 5 ~ 30-Day Blogging Challenge prompt is "Sweet or sour, is there, or has there been a certain someone in your life who has left a deep impression on you, for however long or brief a time? Friend? Arch-nemesis? Sibling? Mentor? (Parents don't count by the way!)"

I guess since parents don’t count then grandparents don’t count either; at least in responding to this prompt. Therefore, let me think about the “sweet and sour” encounters and those who have left “bruises” on my soul.

The bullying scars
Wounds left upon my spirit
Remembering scares

Arch-nemesis ... bully ... I survived. I am a survivor! That is how they affected me. At the time, I never understood why they picked on me and I still don’t understand why. I don’t think I was that much different from them, but perhaps I was. I don’t think I could have bullied another student. I never even considered it at the time.

Scars are healed wounds
The marks left by old battles
Learning forgiveness

Sometimes I remember my childhood with fondness. Sometimes I remember it with tears. I only know now, that one of the lessons I learned was survival. There were other lessons. I learned that humans can be cruel and that caution is required in dealing with others, but I can’t let the “sour” people or experiences stop me from accomplishing my purpose in life. Because above all else, I am a survivor!.

Survival
is the best revenge.

You know it’s weird. After all these years, I remember the name of only one of the bullies. I wonder whatever happened to her.

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