" it takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. "
-- dumbledore
ahh yes, a harry potter quote. I must, considering I can't get my eyes away from the books because of an event that'll take place in one week exactly.
yeah..it takes courage..to stand up to anything really. except the weather after 10 am. but honestly, think of a reason as to why somebody is your enemy, maybe that's enough to make you uncomfortable. sometimes I think enemies should be considered as somebody you find equal, just impossible to tolerate. somebody who does not intimidate you, but still manages to be intolerable could just be considered a pest..and I wouldn't say it takes courage to handle pests. just takes energy. but sometimes, you need that energy; sometimes it's okay to "cross the line" and treat an equal like an inferior to believe you deserve respect.
when should you stand up for yourself? when you're unhappy. you're entitled to fair treatment...but maybe not happiness if your happiness is at the expense of another. find the happy medium, where everybody wins. that way, you can go to sleep at night and reduce the nightmares. and also reduce the likelihood that somebody, somewhere is out to get you. because, I don't know if you've heard, paranoia and a black heart don't go too well together..especially if you want to live longer.
this sounds so romantic, but everything falls into place. no matter who you are, you accept life as it is..and eventually forget what bothered you in the first place. as long as you received what you deserve, there'll be less room for negotiating the past. and yeah, sometimes a loved one is difficult to confront..because hurting somebody indirectly hurts yourself, but in the end you both want the same thing. and what kind of person would you be if you hindered each other from getting that?
