Hurt feelings are a funny thing. Well not really, but in this sense they are. Some people can handle being made fun of, and it doesn't faze them. Others want to fall apart when they are the brunt of a joke.
Feelings are just as different from person to person, like fingerprints. We all have our own thoughts that play into how we react to what people say to us. And every single person on this earth has had hurt feelings, and knows how it feels. So why is it that we always seem to have a hard time understanding that we might be in the wrong when we hurt someone else, intentional or not.
If you say something and it hurts someone’s feelings it doesn’t make them sensitive, it could just be that they have heard the same thing several times, and it finally reached a boiling point for them. Or they could be sensitive, but why should that matter?
Why do we always try to explain away why it shouldn’t have offended someone? Why do we get mad or offended ourselves, when we said something less then nice to begin with? Why do we have such a hard time admitting our wrongs?
We all want to be treated kindly and with respect, so why aren't we more careful with our words?
Every persons feelings are valid, even if they are different from our own. We can’t want to be treated a certain way, and then continue to talk to and treat people less than desirable. We can’t expect something from people, that we aren’t willing to give back.
I know none of us are perfect and that we all make mistakes, but we all need to make more of an effort to think before we act, or speak. We as humans need to try harder to put more good out, in a world where there is so much hate and misunderstandings. Friendships and families are all too important, and we should all take better care of these relationships.
-KJ
