Forgivness

Sometimes it can be difficult to forgive a person who has done wrong even if it is the right thing to do. When I am wronged and wish to forgive the person, there is this voice in the back of my mind that has to point out every reason under the sun to not forgive them. Some people do not change and will repeat the offense or have not earned forgiveness. Although it can be difficult, I try my hardest to forgive everybody especially if they ask to be forgiven.
Once I had this language teacher who loved to go home and think of new "fun" assignments for his awesome students. He gave these assignments over weekends and holiday breaks even when the students felt they were all caught up on their work and could relax and enjoy the days off. Then, he gave them a writing assignment over Memorial Day weekend. I have a personal rule of no homework that weekend, but that was broken this year. It is going to be pretty difficult to get over it this time. (But he did do a great job of making me a better writer)

Everybody Needs a Friend

Companionship is an important part of not only the human experience, but that of many living creatures. One human will marry another human to be bound to the one person they feel they could not live without. Humans need to know that there will be somebody there to share good times with them and talk, to pick them up when things are not going great, and just to know somebody cares. People occasionally ask, "would anyone care if I wasn't here?" Companionships allow these people to know that yes, somebody does care.
Animals also form beneficial companionships, although these are more for protection than emotional support. On shows such as National Geographic and Animal Planet, a common thing to show is unusual animal friends. Animals of different species have come together to fill the need for a friend. This little article shows a few odd friendships between animals and gives a short description: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/16-unlikely-animal-friendships/opposites-attract

My Favorite, the kitten and chick.

How the Rejected Respond

There is this special group of people in this world that feel they are above all and look down upon others. They often treat those they see as interior very poorly and reject them. This can leave the outcast with many strong emotional responses. In my experiences, the emotions follow a certain pattern. First is the sadness of feeling unwanted followed by anger and hatred. In extreme cases, malice can accompany these feelings and the rejected wish bad luck upon the ones who hurt them. There was this great basketball player in my junior high years that had few friends that were not players themselves and this made it hard for him to fit in. He hopped from team to team trying to fit in where he was treated kindly and with respect. Being that we are a CYO team, we were obligated to take him and give him a chance. He improved our team greatly and was a major helpful addition. The one thing I remember him talking about how he hated the teams that treated him as inferior. He was a perfect example of how people react the feelings of rejection.