The damage one can do.

[Fragony]

Well first, before I became the nice Fragony that I am now I used to be a complete bastard. In school I used to terrorise my classmates, being the alpha male that I was. Now fast forward to the modern days, yesterday in town I ran into one of my old classmates, I didn't recognise him. I was ordering a few beers, and something hissed my name. He was obviously out for blood, I managed to calm him down, which is a good thing because he has grown pretty big. Then followed a rant of what a complete bastard I was back then, he had to go to the shrink because I caused a minority complex of which he just recently recovered. He was furious, and I was amazed. It was 10 years ago! The funny thing, I don't even remember picking on him. After a beer or two he left, leaving me feeling very very small.

[discovery1]

Congradulations on so spectacullary screwing someone over. Would be more praise worthy if you did it without them realising it at the time though. Shall I share a story someone being utterly smashed(probably should get permission from the Empress who actually did it though)?

[Fragony]

Congradulations on so spectacullary screwing someone over. Would be more praise worthy if you did it without them realising it at the time though. Shall I share a story someone being utterly smashed(probably should get permission from the Empress who actually did it though)?

No thanks, I feel bad enough as it is. I was still a kid ok?

[discovery1]

No thanks, I feel bad enough as it is. I was still a kid ok?

I was being serious(although this will likely kill the thread). What does that make me?

[Fragony]

I was being serious(although this will likely kill the thread). What does that make me?

I don't understand what you are trying to say...

[discovery1]

I was asking for your(collective) judgements on me congradulating you for breaking someone in the short term. I also commented that by doing so I would likely end the thread.

[Redleg]

Well first, before I became the nice Fragony that I am now I used to be a complete bastard. In school I used to terrorise my classmates, being the alpha male that I was. Now fast forward to the modern days, yesterday in town I ran into one of my old classmates, I didn't recognise him. I was ordering a few beers, and something hissed my name. He was obviously out for blood, I managed to calm him down, which is a good thing because he has grown pretty big. Then followed a rant of what a complete bastard I was back then, he had to go to the shrink because I caused a minority complex of which he just recently recovered. He was furious, and I was amazed. It was 10 years ago! The funny thing, I don't even remember picking on him. After a beer or two he left, leaving me feeling very very small.

Yep one of life's little lessons - and it takes a real human being to admit that their past behavior was wrong and learn from that lesson.

Sadly a few others that have posted in this thread seem not to get the jest of what your message here is.

[ichi]

After a beer or two he left, leaving me feeling very very small.

which means that you have changed, for the better.

for some folks being kind and gentle is natural, easy. For some of us its a little harder, and when we successfully improve our treatment of others, its cause for celebration.

This may sound odd, but the fact that you felt small should make make you feel quite big.

ichi

[doc_bean]

I think a lot of things that happen in high school stick with a lot of people. I had some guys trying to terrorize me. One guy wimped out when I suggested a fight, he was like two heads taller than me. I actually got called names recently for no other reason than that I wear glasses. Bullies tend to be stupid, and cowards, if you can just see through it.

But Frag, the guy probably feels a little better now that he has said something about it to you. We all make mistakes, C'est la vie.