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To Live is To Judge

In this beautiful creation we call the world, we often come across people rude to us;  strangers who, for no apparent reason, seem to have a problem with our being. The dictionary defines these people as “pricks” But what motivates people to just blabber out the first thing that comes to their mind with no regard for the other person’s feelings? Why can’t people just be content with living their lives? Why do we  always stick our nose in places it’s not supposed to be? The internet lends anonymity to people all over the world, giving them the freedom to do and say whatever they want to. Most of the time, this great, but sometimes, people have some not so gracious things to say about even the tiniest of things that irk them. And if what the person rants about is not “politically correct,” they get insulted back and their online existence becomes a living hell. “Words hurt more than sticks and stones” is an adage we are all familiar with, but even the wisest of...