Originally Posted by
Saitama
It's sad that someone has to become "mean" in order to not be fucked with. I was lucky that I really was never put into those situations, honestly.
I basically went through the same process as yourself though, internally, and I've never actually been fucked with as an adult but I'm always ready for it at the same time. As kind and as compassionate as I believe myself to be. (Never smart to objectively call yourself something that is up to other people to ultimately decide, is it?)
It's funny that I'm not even a large guy, but for a smaller guy I have a physique that doesn't invite "come fuck with me" and I've never had that meek attitude either as I grew older.. It helps to have that inner confidence when you know you can bench press 300+ lbs for example or know that you've broken tough shit with a punch out of anger. I have always been physically adept. I just didn't know it as an 11 year old when some other kid would say some stupid shit to try and insult me. That's childish shit anyway though, who cares if someone does that to you as a kid. It doesn't really affect your life if you're otherwise left alone and it never gets physical.
At least until one time a kid did get physical with me and I basically man-handled him out of necessity.. He never tried that shit again, I think that he was super surprised at how I just grabbed his arm and did whatever. lol. I've always been a super mellow friendly guy throughout my late teens and my 20s, but lately I've been succumbing to shit like road rage and getting really nasty with people doing stupid shit. I think it was related to job stress and just how shitty society's become in general. I still try to treat every individual person the same until they give a reason.
It's not the best way to go about your day to day since especially nowadays it just takes one nut job to put a bullet through your chest or your head over something that is petty nonsense. That's becoming more and more common, ain't it? Despite what some in here'll say, being a tough guy has never not been overrated. The toughest individual sheep or ram or bull or whatever you want to call them, will never overcome the herd no matter how hard they try. The house always wins.
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