If I am neutral, am I bad?
By aubrey
@averygirl72 (37845)
Philippines
October 15, 2012 9:15pm CST
You know I am not a such a saint that I love all people I met. There are people around me that I found "annoying". I know you also have that set of people too in your life, people that you love and people that you simply hate.
My problem is am I bad if I am neutral to them? My reason is I don't want to be kind to them --because I really don't like them in the first place so I don't do them any nice thing and I even keep a distance. Now, I don't want to do bad things to them, though they are like enemies to me I don't wanna hurt them and do things that could hurt them. I could insult them or stump my feet, throw things around or shout at them or even plan to sabotage them but I won't do it. I don't want to do anything with them as if they don't exist. I don't want them to ruin my life in short.
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16 responses
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
16 Oct 12
I don't think there's anything wrong with staying away from trouble, if that is what you mean. I choose to remain like that, too. When I don't like somebody, I avoid them, therefore avoiding unnecessary harm or trouble. I try to be nice all the time and as long as they are nice to me, then I have no reason to be otherwise.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
23 Oct 12
Yes, but some people will always try to get you involved one way or another. There may also be times that we get forced into situations where we need to pick sides and then trouble arises. As much as we do want to avoid these kinds of situation, it just cannot be helped. I believe the best thing to do then would be to make the best out of it.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
We all want to avoid unnecessary harm or trouble. I am very practical.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Oct 12
Well, I think that if neutral is bad, then we are all bad because I tend to think that there are far more people in the world that we don't have any kind of feelings for one way or the other. You see, there are some people that do make some kind of an impact on our life and those people we will end up having feelings for one way or the other. However, most of the people that we encounter in our lives are people that we don't have the opportunity to get to know and therefore we are indifferent to those people.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
Very much true, like when we ride a train there are tons of people there like we are all strangers and we don't care or neutral on each other, we are not nice or feel at home with them and we're not doing anything harmful to them. So, I guess if there are people that simply makes your life miserable then why care to be nice or why care to fight back? just nothing- do nothing.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Oct 12
very nice person that you are girl. thats quite wise. much better then being mean. i try that and mostly live by that way of life myself. the only time i mess up with the live and let live attitude is when someone refuses to leave me alone themselves. which can happen from time to time
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
Live and let live attitude yes. Follow what our hearts tell us.
@Lupin3d (225)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
Being neutral as a general characteristic is a good sign. This means that you show maturity and can stay as a professional especially in dealing with people you hate at work but you also need to remember to draw a line.
You'll get abused in the future if those do not set a line for those people. You might also consider the other person's feeling and sincerity. Sometimes, we tend to hate someone without that person knowing why and since that person didn't know what he/she was doing wrong he/she will continue to do it.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
Well yes, we need to draw a line a sort of boundary and as long as we are giving access to this people to do whatever they like could make them happy with you on the losing end they will do it. It's easy for them to see their satisfaction without considering your suffering- selfish in short.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
I am usually neutral in many things and I don't apologize for it. If I don't have a stake in the matter, I don't go out of my way to make trouble for myself.
Like you, I have my own dislike of people and not to make things worst, I usually treat with respect but no otehr than that. I cna't love everybody and I don't expect everyone to love or even like me People are just like that. For me, the compromise is that I don't bother them and they don't bother me. Better t stay simple and uncomplicated.
However they are people who are wanted to be loved by everybody and turn annoying. I don't want to why but I think it is a good balance that you love and you also hate people. For me, that's a sigh of sanity.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
We want peace, simple and uncomplicated life. There are people that actually complicate things until it blows out of proportion. So I don't bother myself with them and they must stop bothering me.
@deazil (4730)
• United States
17 Oct 12
I think that's the best way to be. If you don't like someone why bother with them? And, like you said, you don't try to do anything bad to them. I was friendly at work once with someone I did not like. No one else liked her either but I was friendly and nice to her. She stabbed me in the back many times and tried to get me in trouble all the time. And she lied constantly. Because I had seniority and a good reputation the boss knew better than to believe anything she said and she never created a problem for me. I finally, after the last lie she told, stopped speaking to her altogether. After I told her what a liar she was. I said it more professionally than that. But then, when confronted by me, she tried to blame other people who had nothing to do with any of it. So I mostly do like you - stay away from people you don't like. If it's at work be professional but that's it.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
It is applicable in the workplace. If there are people doing harm to you , just don't pay attention to them, being nice to them will only infuriate them more.
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
16 Oct 12
There is nothing wrong with doing nothing or saying nothing to this person.. You do not like that person.. Why waste your time.. Two thumbs up for not trying to do the opposite and in one way or another hurt this person.. Its simply not worth it.. I found out that when you do nothing and say nothing it actually does more then telling the person off or what ever may be the case.. This person will have no idea what you are thinking, and possibly wont know why.. Especially if you do not tell anyone else that both of you talk to...
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
They have no idea but may somehow get the point. Why waste my time and energy and if there are better things to do?
@voldrox (7191)
• India
16 Oct 12
Lol, I understand what you want to say here. I don't think that being neutral with them is like being bad, but goodness doesn't come naturally.
I am like that too, also because I am not readily open with a new person and I little shy type person who takes time to open up to someone. If a talking big mouth come to me and starts talking all so much then I am probably going to be like ... lol... but talking doesn't make a person bad, of course.
And talking about really annoying people, I don't even feel like talking to them. Not like they are my enemies but, you know, it doesn't come naturally.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
Ha, goodness doesn't come naturally, you need to fake it. You may want to fight back but then they will just double up their annoying power times 10.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
16 Oct 12
Of course not my friend. Just like you i would also do the same. It's no use being with them, if what they are doing isn't to my approval.
Thus, i chose to just distance myself from them. But that doesn't mean that i am bad, but i just want to stay away from being corrupted by bad people.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
It's no use really. Sad to say they just want to make me a loser in life. Is that what gives them satisfaction in life, how they can irritate you? Pointless.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
16 Oct 12
Oh you seem very angry right now. yeah we all have such people whom we love and some whom we don't like but do not react to the ones you don't like. They are fine and good but you are fuming and wasting your energy. Just don't bother. Be cool and do not think about them at all. think that they do not exist. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Not really angry, you know what I really love the people I hate, WHAT? I mean to say I like this set of people in the first place but as time goes by they start to annoy me with their attitudes and habits, like- here they go again and they are pretty consistent. Now I want to love my neighbor--because that is what Jesus said but it is not worth it. They keep doing annoying things that OMG I can't stand it anymore.
Be cool that is the best answer!
@skyandgrassplot (1497)
• China
16 Oct 12
If you do not show your friendly to those people around you,even though you do not hurt them,they know you that you do not like them,so they will do not like you as well then if there something happen to you they will insult you,so in my opinion,I think even though you do not like some people you should also treat them just as the same as others around then you will have less trouble.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
That is my concern too. I want to be nice with people as much as I could but there are people who seems to have fun doing bad things to me. So better stay away.
@Raine38 (12389)
• United States
16 Oct 12
In my opinion, being neutral doesn't mean you are being bad. For me it only means that you tolerate them, you are civil and learn to co-exist with them with minimal interaction so they wouldn't get into your nerves thereby avoiding conflicts. I think this is a better way to handle them than try to be friendly with them while your seething inside; or worse, show them what they deserve.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
I am civil and just learn to co-exist with them with minimal interaction, right. I just don't want them to get into my nerves. I am actually doing them a favor.
@jdalaqui (1073)
• Philippines
16 Oct 12
I don't really know what to say here but I myself is a person who shows who I am. To avoid hurting people I dislike, I must be reminded that I too can be annoying to others. As a Christian, I was just like others bad guys before. I was just forgiven and considered a saint in Christ's account. Those people needs Christ as well.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
That is true I can be annoying to others too whether intentional or unintentional. It is hard to avoid people you hate actually we need to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us but the problem is sometimes I don't have enough power to do so, let God empower me to be more patient and understanding.
@flapiz (23153)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct 12
Neutral is okay. It doesn't give you enemies and it keeps you away from troubles. Plus being neutral is a preference so if you prefer it that way then go ahead. Be neutral all you want.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
I like what you said coz' I really don't like enemies and I want to be trouble free.
@STOUTjodee (3573)
• United States
16 Oct 12
Well, if neutral is bad then I'm bad too! I can't say that I hate some one though, I'd prefer to say that I might not like them. When there are people that annoy me or I just don't like I'm still friendly to them. I won't go out of my way to be friendly and if at all possible I will ignore them. By that I mean to say if they start a conversation, I will respond to them, but I won't start a conversation first.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
That is very right, I won't start the conversation first but definitely I will talk to them when there is no other choice. I find them difficult to deal with and my life seems harder when I am around them, instead of being angry with them or hate them more I just make a way to just be neutral. I am so kind that I tried to be nice to them but you know what? they did not appreciate my kindness- they are the hater in the first place so why continue relating with them?