go with the flow or do what you think is right?
By patersh
@patersh (120)
Philippines
May 22, 2010 6:23am CST
in our class, most of my classmates hate a girl which is also my classmate. it is like only 5 -8 people who doesnt hate her and we are like 40 in our section. and she was just a girl who didnt even know that our classmates hate her. she was simple and kind but she keep on reciting which i think that is the reason they hate her. what i did was i did not go with the flow meaning i did not hate her because she is kind and i got no reason to hate her at all. i really think they envy her thats why they hate her. & because of what i did i think they hate me a little. do you think my decision is right?
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14 responses
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
22 May 10
first of all, good for you.. high five..
yeah i wouldnt go with the flow just because other hate her, and there isnt any reason for them to hate. good for you standing up being a good person.
we dif need more like you. yeah get to know her and make friends and if the rest wants to hate you then oh well its thier lost not your;s
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
22 May 10
no you shouldnt be sad, you are a good person doing the right thing.
its like hating someone for thier skin color, or belife. its wrong to do it. but you rock.. need more people like you in this world.
i was going to do one about going with the flow, actully i just did.
well your parnets should be proud of you
@balasri (26537)
• India
23 May 10
You are absolutely doing the very right thing.Why do we have to follow the others in judging a person or thing.Why should we have the herd mentality.We are all mature individuals to act and respond to people the way we like.I am always independent in my views on the people and never go by the popularity ranks.
@spicysweetie21 (2573)
• United States
23 May 10
You are so right, do not hate this girl, all of those other kids are bullies and are just mean. I know what it is like to have people dislike you for no reason at all. You should always pick kindness and caring over hate. You stand up for what you believe and truly feel, don't just go with the flow, you are a better person for standing up for what you really feel and think.
@kenchiprincess (5296)
• Philippines
23 May 10
hi patersh, if there is no rason to hate someone then don't. at times even if we feel like hating someone we can't just simply judge them by it. try to make a lot of friends in school than making enemies, life is to short hating someone. how will you feel being hated upon without any apparent reason. just don't mind your other classmates they will realized their mistakes in time.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 May 10
I was never comfortable to go with the flow. It may not make you as popular to do so. I always listened to the beat of a different drummer. Doing what is right in your heart is the path to follow.
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
22 May 10
yes, I think your decision is correct. Today its that girl, tomorrow it could be you and how will you feel then if nobody comes to your support even if you know that you are being kind to others and true to yourself! Its very easy and safe to flow with the tide but in doing so, we gradually kill our own conscience and become mere parrots to others.
@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
22 May 10
When I was in school I was much into my academic grades so I had geek friends. I was also into music so I had nerd friends. Finally, I played sports so I had jock friends. I was a floater then and am the same now.
I don't go with the flow unless I agree with the flow. Most times I don't agree. This girl sounds very nice and I can't see any reason why she should be hated. I agree with what you did.
We all have quirks that could be irritating. But by looking for the good in people, those quirks seem to fade away.
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
23 May 10
See there are always people who will hate you no matter what you do. You do good or bad, a section of people will always be there who will hate you no matter what. So instead of thinking how you would look to your friends and peer, take your own decisions based on your thoughts.
Peer pressure and the thought that you will be left out will cause some problems, but you have to make sure that you have to do what you think is right, cos later, when you think back on things, you will realize that you were just following some fools who did things without thinking.
bourne
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
22 May 10
it depends of what kind of flow is that if it can harm me nor to other people or not, like for example in the company if almost all decide to go to the beach during company outing and you hate beach then you have no choice but to go with the flow as you know beach cant harm you. but then if the company decided to go bar hoping and wants to drink up to morning and since i dont drink then it doesnt mean that i will go with them if i can just simply say no to them. in your case, since the girl didnt hurt you nor anyone then why hate her. its just a jealousy in whoever start hating her instead of showing that they can do better than her.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
23 May 10
Oh that's absolutely the right thing to do! Poor girl doesn't know that she is being hated. They're obviously insecure since the girl hasn't even done anything wrong to them. You shouldn't go with the flow unless it is the right thing to do. I'd rather be hated for doing what is right than be loved for doing wrong things.
@sfcreyes24 (129)
• Philippines
23 May 10
You should do the right thing, because no one can judge a person. All of us has imperfections.
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
23 May 10
Of course what you did is the best thing. Why should you hate her? She's not doing anything bad. I also think that they are just jealous to her. Just keep on supporting her. You never want to lose a friend like that.
@ecyang (97)
• Philippines
22 May 10
you did the right decision and any person in their right minds would do the same as well. If she did not do anything wrong to you and is, as you say, kind then it is good to like her. There are so many beautiful things in life that there is no time and effort in hating her. I am happy for what you did and keep it up :)