"Bullying Isn't Right"

            As I’m cleaning up my Mac files, I took the time to check what was in my recycling bin before emptying it out. What do you know? My anti bully video was not lost in some type of electronically wasteland forever after all!

            As I restore my video back to it’s original folder and watched it for another time. As I closed out of QuickTime many thoughts started to go through my mind. One, why in the world was my video in the recycling bin. That was just one less problem to worry about now. My main question that came about was how in the world did we get first place in the Navajo County video contest.

            The day we presented our videos in class we were embarrassed to even put our video in the disc drive. Our fellow classmates videos were extremely beyond incredible. Kylies and Tuckers video was brought about with balloons and how words can hurt people. Jeffrey’s group showed how cyber bullying is just as bad as being bullied in person. While, Claytons and Josh’s video was so remarkable advance having Josh conscious talking to him through it! My point was our video compared to the rest was nowhere near as good.

            Last Saturday, Brandon, Samantha, and I drove to Blue Ridge’s movie theater. This is where the awards ceremony was taking place. I we got our popcorn, soda, and gift bags we took our seat next to our other classmate Auburn. We all sat there patiently waiting. Until, they explained what was going to take place. As we saw the numbers appear on the big screen it began to show Corazon and Shawn’s bully video. For an hour and a ten minutes we sat there watching every video that was entered in the contest. Video after video I started getting a clearer image in my head.

            As the title already explains “Bullying Isn’t Right.” I find this true to the fact now. Some videos were so deep that they made a knot in my throat. The knot came about because I started to learn a little bit more about how bullying is taken place. As teenagers we already have it rough. Simply because we are growing and experiencing different obstacles. But, how is it that we are helping out one another by some rude comments and or mean actions as in tripping someone. What I’m trying to say is that sometimes us being humans we tend to take some of our frustrations on others and never really realize we are causing damage to the other individual. Because, who knows they are probably already having their own rough life.

            Until, this day I still don’t understand how we earned first place. But, all I can say is that all the videos entered were all first place material. Why? That’s simple, because the message was the same through out all of them. Bullying isn’t right at all. With our video going to be placed on YouTube along with others for Navajo County it allows other teenagers aware of the situation. Which may lead our world to a better place in the long run. So I’m making a challenge for myself to watch the words I choose and the actions I do. And I hope you decide to take the same stand by S.T.O.M.P.I.N.G OUT bullying one step at a time.