The Bullies In America Today?

There has been a lot of talk about bullying lately. But, the whole concept of bullying and being superior has been redefined.

This is a made up story, but you will get the point.

Let’s say I have a son who becomes a skilled physician. Let’s say he does a good job at what he does and is successful in his career. Some would say that it’s unfair that someone gets a good, high paying job while others remain jobless. It’s not fair that he makes more money than others. They would say that my son is a bully and that he is oppressing people.

If you take this apart though, it really doesn’t make sense. How would my son be bullying people around if he is skilled at something and as a result of his skill and knowledge, he makes a lot of money?

There is a subtle belief that everything on earth is balanced. There is an equal balance of good and bad. There is an equal balance of pain and peace. If there is something good that happens to someone, then, to someone else, something bad will happen. This is called, ‘Yin-Yang’. It is part of the Eastern religions, and, sadly, it has even swept through America.

I remember listening to Greg Koukle one time, and he was explaining how he was talking with a woman in India. The conclusion of the conversation was that the woman actually believed that because boys in America have a lot of toys (video games, etc.) that means boys in India will be lacking in those things. It has to be balanced.

But this is not Biblical. The Bible explains that God causes both blessings and difficulties to come to the righteous as well as the unrighteous. When God blesses someone, that doesn’t mean that person is a bully. It just means that God has blessed that person with a skill or talent, and that person is responsible for being a good steward of what God has given to him or her.

Anyway, anyone who is successful at their job, or by using a skill, anyone who gets recognition and is shown appreciation for what they have been given, is considered, by some, as a bully.

A bully takes the power away from another. A bully uses his power to magnify himself or herself, to make him or her look important. A bully stops others from achieving worthwhile goals for themselves.

I don’t see how a person who has a good paying job is stopping someone else from being successful at a job. Why do we penalize someone for doing their job and getting paid for it? How is this person’s success oppressing another? This just doesn’t make sense.

Do you think people have bought into the Yin/Yang philosophy in America? Or, could it just be that some are green with envy when others succeed in life? Why is it considered wrong when a person works hard, studies, has hands on experience, and learns a trade or skill that is used to help make a community work? What am I missing here?

There is a principle called, ‘supply and demand’. If a product or service is desired, then a person or business is created to supply the need for the demand. We empower people with our wallets. We pay for things we enjoy or can use. If someone produces something we need, we will pay for that item or service. We are empowering the person who created the item or service. That person is not taking advantage of others or bullying others around with their product. (It is possible for bullying to take place when someone has money or authority, but that is not what normally happens. That is a whole other topic for another article. That is an issue of the heart).

That’s all I’m going to write on this for now. I’m just tired of people making up stories and cases designed to destroy someone or a group of people for being wealthy. Instead of spending their time being sick with envy, they could be building their own lives and could become productive citizens.