people who do unto others what they dont want done to them?

United States
January 23, 2007 8:41am CST
I have issues with these people. I do not understand why they have the belief that its ok for them to hurt other people, but they do not want to be hurt. They feel that they can be arrogant to believe that they are so above other people. Then when someone does do them wrong, they whine like babies. I have seen this recently in some people and it really BUGS me.
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@sigma77 (5383)
• United States
23 Jan 07
People that are arrogant and complain are very insecure. They suffer from low self-esteem and have to blame others for everything that goes wrong in their lives. You cannot change them. Avoid them and do not be sucked into their web of woe. If their behavior bothers you, it is because you are allowing yourself to be bothered. You always have the choice to think for yourself and not allow others to upset you.
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• United States
23 Jan 07
I have made it a point to try and avoid them. I know because some of them are relatives that it will come to a time...I will have to see them....yuk
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I agree with that. It also Bugs me when I encounter that kind of people. They are the kind of people that can sometime call selfish. They only think of the selves, they want to be the best of all and as if they are perfect.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
It wouldnt be so bad if they are outside of your family, or inlaws but thats a toughie for sure. Its not easy to deal with when its your family members or your husbands family members.
• China
24 Jan 07
but i think you also can keep away from them if it is ture.
@shywolf (4514)
• United States
23 Jan 07
It really bugs me, too. Some people are so callous, and it's hard for me to bear watching it. I can't even stand seeing _other_ people hurting, even if their pain had absolutely nothing to do with me. I love, love love seeing people happy. It breaks my heart to see people depressed, sad, or down. So I definitely do whatever I can to try not to hurt other's feelings. It is just something that I've always felt, a strong empathy for other people. I wish that more humans would take the time to think about other people's feelings, too.
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@patgalca (18393)
• Orangeville, Ontario
24 Jan 07
Yes it would be nice if more people thought like you, shywolf. The world needs more people like you. You are a sweetheart.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I know. You should never hurt anyones felings if you dont have to. I think the same way about this too.I wish more people would look at things like you do, it would be a better world.
• Australia
24 Jan 07
Sometimes when bad things happen to us.. we whine, we get hurt etc and we feel that it is unfair that other people did this to us.. but most of the time if we took the time to reflect.. turns out that we usually did that too to others.. its just that we dont realize it.. I have also been guilty of this .. Nowadays, I think twice before I do things to people.. and when something bad or someone hurt my feeling or something.. then instead of straight away complaining etc I will take the time to reflect whether accidently I have done this to others too.. and if the answer is yes.. then I will make sure that I will change my behaviour or at least try to.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I think theres alot of truth in your post. I do not consider anyone perfect including myself. I just know that I did not start any of this and I can assure you that its not me who wants any of it to go on.
• United States
24 Jan 07
Not only in here , in every community you come across this sort of people the best thing you can do about it to ignore them otherwise it only fame the situation !
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• United States
1 Feb 07
You are very wise in your words. I have to say that I do agree with you. Its probaly the smartest way to go.....great post!
@earth2jacq (1502)
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I think these people thinks they are superior than anybody else. Or it oculd either mean also that they are weak so they hurt other people to assure themselves that they are not weaklings.These people piss me off.
• United States
24 Jan 07
Well they dont want anyone saying anything wrong to them. Oh if some one does something to them ...its the end of the world...they loose good friends as well as family members because of it.
• United States
24 Jan 07
I think that these type of people are very immature. I say this because it fact a couple of years ago I was that way I thought that I could do what ever I wanted and nothing bad could come of it. But I have "grown up" a lot sense then and we can only hope that they will too.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I am so glad that you can see what you do. Its very hard to forgive some things and obviously hard to forget. It will take a long time for me to deal with this. I am trying not to think about it as much.
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I believe in that saying very much. If a person wants to be treated nice and fairly, then they should treat others well and respect them and not do anything to hurt or upset them. If somebody hurt me though, I would not attack them back as I would just ignore them and stay away from that person until the apologized. Being mean or cruel to others will eventually find its way right back at them.
• United States
24 Jan 07
I know that. I do not want to be hateful to anyone . I am staying away from people who want to be like that. I think its sad that they choose to be ugly when they have a choice to try to be better.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
I just read someone elses discussion on their motto and I basically said "do onto others as others do onto you".I would like to be treated as well as i treat others.This belief is healthy for me and hopefully others can do their best to live up to it.
@patgalca (18393)
• Orangeville, Ontario
24 Jan 07
There was a couple like that on Dr. Phil today. You wouldn't believe how this woman carried on. She had such an ego. She is always telling her husband that she is better than him and wanted Dr. Phil to tell her husband that he is an idiot. She was the one with the big ego. I couldn't believe the words coming out of her mouth. I was waiting for Dr. Phil to say something, can't remember what, but he said it better than I ever could. Oh, she was complaining that her husband never compliments her. Well why the heck should he when she does all the complimenting to herself? Or as Dr. Phil said, she's breaking her arm patting herself on the back. That woman really needed to take a look in the mirror. She was clueless!
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I didnt see the show but thanks for explaining it. It a puzzle understanding why people act that way sometimes. I do agree with you about shywolf, shes got the right attitude and she is a sweetie. I always enjoy her posts. Its hard for a nice person to have to cope with it all because you see those people are more apt to try and take advantage of anyone and any situation.
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@linda345 (2661)
• Canada
23 Jan 07
It is so cruel what these people do. They just hurt and hurt other people without any thought to how these people are feeling or what it is doing to their self esteem. But turn the tables and they are crying the blues. I have met people like this in my life and tried not to keep them as friends.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
i have gave them every opportunity to do whats right and be honest. What did they do, well so far they have lied to me and never apologized for it. They have sat in my home knowing they were speaking lies. I have cooked, and served them and tried to be decent and they have been disrespectful. Now I am totaly out of it and I am sorry but as far as I am concerned , its over.
• United States
23 Jan 07
They deserve what they get. Another example of what goes around comes around.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
Yes, but some of these people dont believe it will come arround but it will everytime and sometimes when they least expect it.
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I guess there are just people like that who doesn't mind what befalls them..I practice this "don't do unto others what you don't want others do unto you." It's in the bible and I guess this people are not believers not only of this words but also they don't believe in Karma..It is their loss not yours..that's what you have to think about..If some of this people u are saying is someone close why not talk to them and explain to them what they're doing is not right and ask them would you want others do that to you?
• United States
24 Jan 07
they know it is wrong to lie. They are old and they know not too but they do it anyway. It is a habit. I think maybe they just like trying to fool someone? who can really say?
• Indonesia
24 Jan 07
i agree with you. that kind of person maybe they dont have a heart. so arrogant and selfish. I have met this knds of person nseveral times..and i warn them about thair bad attitude..
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@aries6484 (279)
• India
24 Jan 07
such people are very proudish in nature.they will be hurting others each and everytime but they will say outside i don't want to hurt you.they wil do good dramas.
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@forfein (2507)
24 Jan 07
Hi There are, unfortunately, lots of these types of people about!! Why they do this, really does defeat me too. Dont they know of the saying.......... "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones"
• India
24 Jan 07
Iknowa lot of such peopl...Its just that u really can't help such peopl.All we can do is to give them their pinch of salt,whenever....And derive pleasure from it....Thats wat i'd do,an eyefor an eye.....Not always though!!!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
24 Jan 07
i totally agree with you. we should always behave the way we want others to behave with me. there should be no difference. how can i expect others to be good with me when i am not with them? i have found many ppl like this. like my colleague, who will criticise ppl like anything on their face and laugh at them at every small fault but when it commes to him, he cannot take criticism, not in the least. he would get hyper and severe terms with the person concerned. i feel the greatst ability of a man is to laugh at himself and to allow others to laugh at himself. in this way he can take criticism on his stride. however, having said this, i must admit i am no exception, may be not a persistent , nagging type, but do sucuumb to teasing at times. it is then that my mom explains, how can i not take it easy when i do the same often. and i regain normalcy soon. thank you for a nice discussion
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@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
These are people who have had a lot of insecurities in life and who are trying to cover up those insecurities by putting on a superior-than-thou attitude. Instead of being angry with these people, I tend to feel sorry for them... Why? Because if you look at the root cause, you'd see how unhappy and disappointing their lives have been. I know a lot of people who are like that but when you ask around, people close to them or they themselves reveal something of their past that made them the way that they are right now. It's sort of a cause and effect thing. If they were hurt badly early in life then they tend to reciprocate that feeling as they get older. It's sad to know but it's a fact. That's why whenever I chance upon someone like that and if that person happens to be a friend, I'd try to give a helping hand. But if it's someone that I just know, I guess all I can do is hope that he/she will someday change.
• Philippines
24 Jan 07
I agree, I think it is how they were raised and how the environment they live affected them in some way. Influence sometimes contribute in someones upbringing. There will be a time that they will realize these mistakes. Its inevitable.
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