CRABY LIFE

WHY ARE MOST PEOPLE CRABS? IT NEVER FAILS THAT WHEN YOU'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, OR YOU'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SOMETHING OR A SITUATION ALONG COMES A CRAB JUST TO PULL YOU DOWN. HAVE YOU EVER NOTICE WHY THERE IS NO TOP NEEDED FOR A BUCKET THAT HOLDS LIVE CRABS. THE REASON BEING IS THAT IF ONE CRAB TRIES TO ESCAPE HE GETS PULLED BACKED DOWN BY ANOTHER CRAB. INSTEAD OF WORKING TOGETHER TO GET OUT OF THE BUCKET THEY CONTINUE TO PULL EACH OTHER DOWN. I THINK US AS PEOPLE ARE ALMOST THE SAME WAY. WE ARE ALL GUILTY OF TAKING THE WIND OUT OF SOMEBODY'S SAILS. WE ARE ALL QUICK TO SAY THAT MARRIAGE WONT LAST, OR HE WONT MAKE IT TO THE PROS, OR HE JUST IS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO GO TO SCHOOL. THERE WAS A CERTAIN SITTUATION THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK THAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT HOW WRONG THIS IS. I HEARD A COMMENT SAID TO A LOVE ONE OF MINE THAT DEVASTATED THAT PERSONS DAY. IT WAS A SMALL COMMENT BUT IT HURT SO BAD BECAUSE THE PERSON WAS TRYING REALLY HARD TO MAKE A CHANGE. I WAS IN A LOSS OF WORDS AND ALL I COULD SAY WAS DON'T LET WHAT ONE PERSON SAID RUIN WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. IN TURN MY LOVE ONE SAID IT HAS NOT JUST BEEN ONE PERSON. THAT COMMENT DROVE ME NUTS BECAUSE IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO HEAR IT FROM ONE PERSON BUT TO FIND OUT IT WAS MANNY WAS HEART WRENCHING. WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS. ARE THEY MISERABLE WITH THEIR OWN LIVES THAT THEY FEEL THE NEED TO RUIN OTHERS? I CAN'T CHANGE OTHERS AROUND ME BUT I CAN CHANGE MY OWN ACTION. I HAVE DECIDED TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ON A DAILY BASIS AND STAY AWAY FROM NEGATIVE COMMENTS. I HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO CUT PEOPLE OUT OF MY LIFE WHO ATTEMPT TO BRING ME DOWN. I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR POINTLESS RELATIONSHIPS. NOW THAT I HAVE A DAUGHTER I WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE GROWS UP WITH SELF ESTEEM. I WILL SURROUND HER WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL PROVIDE HER WITH IT. I KNOW I CAN'T AVOID ALL THE CRABS IN THE WORLD, BUT I SURE AS HELL CAN ELIMINATE THE ONES I ALREADY KNOW.