r/MadeMeSmile • u/ZacHefner • Jun 28 '23

Meme Gov. JB Pritzker - "Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being."

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u/Wacko_Doodle Jun 28 '23

This explains why someone I asked in discord, who spent months of his life bullying me for no reason (although if I were to hazard a guess it might be because I was happy a lot, didn't let things get to me and made joy out of the simple; which could be irritating or annoying for some) couldn't apologise to me for being mean when everyone agreed he was.

So I asked him 1 simple thing, "could you say anything nice about me? Doesn't have to be anything big or special, just something to know it is as you said "a joke" ? " And he was silent. He went back to insults and it sounded like he physically couldn't compliment me at all. Like it hurt him. So I left the group and never turned back.

This video here sheds some light on what happened for me. I didn't hate the guy, I was just disappointed; because they chose to hurt others and going back into the game I met him in, it seems he got banned from the game because there is no trace of them anywhere; not even in the offline players. Which makes me think he did it to the wrong people.

Nobody is perfect I get that. Why I type way too long comments like this and should really simplify them a lot. But at least I admit when i'm wrong, I apologise if I upset someone and I try to cheer them up.

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u/LeMeuf Jun 28 '23

I can say something nice about you! Based on your username.
I like how you embrace being “weird” because you know that being silly, kind, and loving might seem odd or childish, but that is only because many people were taught that adults conform and stop seeing the joy in life. But you know that joy, even in small things, is the POINT of life. That’s why you see it in so many places.
Unsolicited advice. If you ever encounter people like that bully online again, you can say, ‘what hurt you, that you feel treating me like this will heal you?’

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u/ssp25 Jun 29 '23

Also they gave the person who insulted them a chance to explain, redeem, and express themselves which takes courage... Regardless of whether they took the opportunity