Hm. So, you've got the whole lecture on "Treat others the way you want to be treated?", right? I know you have heard that from an adult atleast 20 or more times. More like a million, huh? Well, this is a topic I wanted to talk about. A person's emotions.1
OK. First things first. Every human being on Earth has emotion or some type of feeling. Whether it be positive or negative. People, the majority of the time, you are all happy and atleast positive. (Or, you are bored.) Only foolish people call others "Emo" or an "Emo Poser", even though it may be the obvious. Those who do not care are just very stubborn and lack intelligence to realize what they are being called.2
Far too long have I have lost many friends. Why? Because of "My attitude" and how "I do not treat them nice". I'll admit, I need to work on those areas. And not only that, but my mouth and my personality. But I still have feelings. You can't just go up to me and say, "I hate you. We are no longer friends." THAT is what generally causes people to become "Emo" or take their lives. Because of YOU. Or, if they are fed up with reality itself. What would you do if you lost a friend? A very close friend?3
Emotions are needed in life. A heart has more feeling that just depression, hatred, rage or angst. It is happy, positive feelings, too. You need to be careful. Yes, there are friends of yours that can toy and play with another person's emotions, or even your own. But you must stay aware. Not just friends, but family, as well. Would you care if they could control your emotions? You listen to your own heart, and protect it - Do not liet others control your emotions!4
Let's concentrate on "Emo" right now. Yes, people call me an "Emo Poser" and "Emo" at times. But that is because I was confused and very upset of how "My life was spiraling downward". Friends/Others left me out of everything. Never told me anything. Never included me in anything. They had so much fun and did things while I was not there. And once they read this, they will probably tell me, or are thinking, "We include her in most things! Stop making this up!" Am I making this up? Or are you just too stuborn and you won't accept the truth? I worked my way around that factor and tried to look at the bright side. Yes, I cut myself. Especially if my mom psysically hurt me or beat me. But just because someone cuts themselves doesn't mean they are Emo! All it means is that they are emotionally disturbed. Teenagers are most likely to become "Emo" and write suicide notes and try to cut themselves, but in the end, they cannot. They try to prove something to someone or a group of people, when in the end, they are hurting themselves. Would you try to talk to a friend out of cutting themselves? Most of you are probably thinking, "You didn't cut yourself. So shut up and stop it." Really, now? How can you tell?5
Now, another, "Anger". Boy oh boy, everyone has gone through this faze. Either at themselves or someone else. Friends get mad at friends. For either copying or something else. Some random thing that they will never let go. I get pissed off very easily. As do many people. But when you keep saying, "Do this!" "Stop that!" "You're annoying!" "Shut up!" I will lash out. Everyone gets aggrivated and frustrated with that. Everyone has gotten into a fight with someone in their lives. Either friend or a family emember. And you both say "I hate you!" and walk away. Here's a question: Was the fight that you had really even necessary? And who really started it? You or your friend ______? And give a good reason. Not just because, "He/She stole that!" "They copied!" "He/She is so unfair and annoying!" Honestly, now, is the fight you had so dramatic you have to stop being friends for a lifetime? 6
*sighs* You have good friends now. Is losing one really what you'd want? Will it really make your life better to let them go?
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I enjoyed reading your rant here and it reminded me a lot of being at high school and all the emotions that friendships go through, there are a lot of really deep feelings you have talked about here and the final line you used about losing a friend being really what someone wants is a really valid point! I am 26 now and high school seems both recent and a lifetime ago - we didn't have the term 'emo' when i was at school but there were a lot of teens who had emotional problems. I know of people in close personal experience who cut themselves but it was very hidden then, no one really spoke about it and whilst i do understand why people do it to deal with their emotions i have to admit i find it hard to understand the 'fashionable' way it is used now. I guess to me it has always been something that people did in secret, terrified of anyone knowing, to deal with some extreme emotional pain they were going through. Anyways im not too sure where i'm going with my comments here!! It was a good rant with points that some people will agree with and others will not, you wrote it well although there are some spelling mistakes and i thank you for entering my contest. Good Luck!
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I agree with the DJ, this is kinda over doing it. Also, you repeat yourself a lot...
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Well, I guess you are right, DJCulture, but I wasn't necessarily aiming for all of that. I simply wrote this for one, as an entry in a contest, two, this topic caught my interest, and three, I enjoy ranting on about topics. -
Hm.
Cutting and suicide is an ignorant form of taking out your emotions. It's for stupid, irrational people who don't understand that they're simply wallowing in their sorrow and acting immaturely. It's similar to a kid on a playground who would stand out and cry if he lost a kickball game. (I'm saying this in a metaphorical sense.) In my opinion, society would be much better off without these self-pitying fools who simply cause more and more to follow in their actions, since it's almost become fashionable to abuse yourself. I've had experience with depression and anxiety. For a while I had to take pills to relieve myself. I spent countless months having mental breakdowns and feeling absolutely terrible. But the thing is, I never once contemplated the idea of violently abusing myself to fix it. I realized, even when I was young, that doing those things were stupid. It's pretty pathetic when I see people even older than me talking about it now, to solve their petty problems. There are a lot of people in this world that are being actually tortured, and I think you need to this into perspective. You have food, water, shelter, and are in good health. You're better off than most.




