When Action Follows Heart
They say that kindness is one of the most popular traits that a person can have. Everyone needs kindness in their lives, don't we? That's why it's so difficult dealing with petty people. Unhappy people have a hard time seeing others be happy and so they try to make your life miserable. However we all have had our good days and bad days, don't we?
What I have a hard time understanding is that when a petty person treats you badly not only do they still expect to be friends with you but they ask that you pretend to be friends with them in public. I'm sorry, but if you are not a genuine friend then I don't believe in pretending something that we are not. I have never said that I am perfect but at least I own what I do and admit when I do something wrong, however there are people that no matter what they always feel that they are in the right.
I once heard someone on the radio talk about how Jesus owned what he did but that he wouldn't take the blame for something that he didn't do. Well... I don't feel that I should be held accountable for something someone else does when I was not the one doing it. Everyone should be able to speak up for themselves. Don't take the blame for someone else. Usually a guy always comes between two gal friends. And that is when the cattiness and petty behavior comes in. Of course it can be for other reasons but you know what I mean... This usually doesn't happen if you pick friends of character. After all there is such a thing as a girlfriend code...
Since we know what goes around comes around then I can't imagine that the end result will be positive for the petty person. Do you? I truly hope that you can be kind and not petty when push comes to shove. However don't feel like you have to be a doormat. If someone doesn't treat you right then you have a right to walk away. Set your boundaries and hope to forgive them for their bad behavior but you don't have to put up with it. Just walk away... How are they ever going to learn if you enable them for their bad behavior?
