Leave the wicked tongue outside

One of the hardest and greatest lessons I have learnt these past few months is that most people are deceitful. How old did I say I was again? 27. And I am only realizing this NOW? Well, yes. What can I say? I was very very very (note the emphasis on the adverb here) naive. And a lot of my friends can second me on this. I had a tendency to trust everyone and never question anyone. If they said it, then I believed it. Looking back on it, I find it pretty sad, but hey, at least it allowed me to live in the land of rainbows and fairies for a little longer than the average person.

And then one day I woke up. Of course, I can pin point the events that led me to finally open my eyes to the possibility that well, maybe, people are not always who they say they are. So little by little, I started questioning everything, paying attention, and little by little I started discovering an entirely new world: adulthood!

Why am I writing this article now? Well because something happened today that confirmed my theory once again: people saying one thing in front of you and then something completely different in your back. Sometimes I even wonder if they realize how bad they can be. The only thing that makes me feel better is that these people have to have a reason to be that mean: jealousy, sexual frustration, sleep deprivation, etc..So, really poor them! Because that's what these people are: poor; poor of feelings, poor of humanity, poor of relationship skills. Instead of saying things as they think them, they go behind your back; instead of showing you who they really are, they put an act on.
The hardest part is that these are usually people you have trusted, people you thought were good persons, and then it all collapses. All these beliefs you had; all that trust you put in them is shattered.

In France with have a saying: "la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe" which literally means "the toad's dribble does not reach the white dove", or 'All these nasty things that are said about me do not affect me'.


I do not want to make this article go on and on like I have a tendency to do, so I will give my words of wisdom for a happier life now. Here they are: Do not get affected by what is said from these wicked tongues. THEY are the miserable ones in this story and in fact the ones who would really need OUR help at the end of day. Do not put yourself down; know that you are stronger and better than them. And do not play their game: if you have something to say, say it, or don't, but do not spread bad words behind their back. It would only mean that you are as bad as them...