Yes. People require physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and financial happiness. If you don't have all five, you aren't happy.
Bullies are never happy. --- Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill, > Well I didn't LET him bully me any more - so the end > result was the same I > guess! > > Funnily enough I saw him at a junior school reunion > about 3 years ago. He > was 50, fat, slovenly with 5 kids living on social > after leavin school at 15 > with a wife who looked like it was her that did the > bullying as I certainly > wouldn't have argued with her. > > He was only about 5ft 4" tall and I towered over him > being 6' 1" and > although I am quite outgoing he wouldn't say boo to > a goose! > > What goes around....comes around I guess! > > Dave Crozier > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Bill Arnold > Sent: 11 May 2007 10:19 > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: [OT] Race to the Bottom > > > Dave, but the guy didn't bully you anymore, did he? > > As a young lad and a minority "paddy boy" in a > reform school where the > power was mostly black and Puerto Rican, they > intimidated and bullied me > for a little while, but I decided there was no > future in that, so I > worked up the courage to challenge the toughest guy > to a fight. While he > got the better of the fight, I did put everything > into it, and he/they > did leave me alone, and he and I actually became > cordial to each other > after that. > > Years later, with kids of my own, I taught them that > if they were ever > bullied that they had no choice but to fight - and > not to just jump > around, but "go nuts" on the bully. Eventually the > two boys did have an > incident each, but that was it. > > This is over-simplified, but it is the essence of > what happened. > > > Bill > > > > > > Michael, > > That's not totally true. I was picked on by a > bully when I > > was about 10. My father was an Amateur Boxing > champion in the > > army and told me the old chestnut about bullies > don't like to > > be hurt and that if you hit them they will back > down etc etc. > > > > So I tried what he said on day when I had had > enough and > > whacked the guy on the nose "just like my dad > said" - he just > > looked at me with blood spurting from his nose and > then > > proceeded to give me the biggest thrashing he > could. So much > > for the information and advice! > > > > I did learn three important lessons though: > > > > 1. If you give your best shot and it doesn't work > then be > > prepared to run...quickly. If you don't, prepare > for a good kicking. > > > > 2. Never trust advice from someone who doesn't > really > > understand your situation - even if it is your > dad. > > > > 3. He who fights and runs away...lives to fight > another day. > > > > 4. The guys who are fitter and bigger are usually > dumber and > > slower so fight them on your own terms with > cunning and > > guile. He never did know who stole the wheels off > his bike. <BG> > > > > Dave Crozier > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
