Bullies-sometimes last a lifetime

You would think that when we are grown we
will cast off childhood ways. Especially,as adults,
we would purge our lives of mean actions or bad
tempers.
If you remember the school bullies as a child then
you know who I am talking about. Today, with the
in your face action of YouTube we see bullies are
still there causing strife and ill will.
As parents we need to be vigilent in reforming these
bullies. Our children as well as ourselves may have
been vitims of this aggressive behavior.
Several years ago I discovered someone who I thought
I really knew confided in me that they were a bully
in school and regreted those actions. Once I knew
that fact it explained the adult rantings of this person.
The same person may have curtailed the physical
abuse to others but kept the bitter tongue and mental
bullying quite alive in their adult life.
Sometimes school bullies use the same tactics as adults
to show their superiority to you & I. Is that really necessary?
I don't want to be superior to others -I truly enjoy learning
about individuals and what their goals and ideals are.
I enjoy the gentler, giving spirit I see in my close friends
and relatives. I hope the 'bully' personalities find the help
they need to accept the rest of us.