Hollow

[in_bloom]

What is the difference between being a bad person and being a good person who does bad things? Are they one in the same, or is there no such thing as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ and is everything we do simply just a decision? These are the questions that struck me as I was driving last Friday, so much so that I felt the need to pull over on the side of the

Comments

[archeuphoria]

I don't think anyone could tell you how to react to such a situation, that's yours and your own. but as far as the difference of 'bad' people and good people 'doing bad things'... I believe that since we're all human, we all posess each and every characteristic as the person next to us, it's all in the actaul decisions, like you said, that we make throughout life that either focuses our actions toward one behavior or the other. I am also a strong believer, however, in that one's enviroment plays a large roll on how they evolve, whether that be evolved in tune with the environment around you or turned off by the environment around you. you grow up with your surroundings teaching you what or what not to do every minute of your life

[ripen]

It's strange how so much of your past has come to haunt or creep up on you again, especially since much of it seems to be at a point in your life where you are more content with yourself. Perhaps it is happening now because you are better equiped to face your demons and ghosts. I've always wondered about that idea of having 'no regrets because everything you have experienced and every choice you have made has made you into the person you are today' but different choices and experiences could have made you into a person to be proud of as well. It really all just depends on how you look at it. However I will always believe that pain and tribulation can cultivate one into a very strong person if they allow it

[interstates]

my personal stance on apologies, bad behavior, and regret:

i don't believe in apologies. frankly, people can shove their apologies you know where. i see apologies as nothing more than a release of guilt. who does apologizing really benefit? the person apologizing. the person who did wrong is now the one with the peace of mind. this is, if they are truly sorry for what they've done. lets not forget those who hand them out like candy. sweet, plentiful, and empty. even if you do accept someone's apology, that won't make what they did go away. that doesn't mean you won't think about it on christmas, your graduation, 3 am next tuesday