Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

someone's being bullied...

should I come over and help?

if I do, what then?

I was bullied as a kid but I turned out OK...

should I just let them be to toughen up the kid?

Everyone I knew that was bullied when they were young turned out to be successful anyway...

but what if the kid is not like us?

what if he can't tolerate it and end it badly?

maybe I should come and over and help then...

but if I do, won't that leave the kid prone to more teasing after I leave?

what if I do step in and the kid will grow soft and spoiled? 

yeah maybe I should just let them be...

it will toughen the kid... prepare him for more hardship ahead... prepare him for Life...

but what if the kid is already having problems at home and now is at the end of his rope because of whats happening in his school?

the adults that were there, parents, teachers, and guards alike, were all apathetic to what's going on...

what should I do? what should I do?

"Hoy tigilan nyo yan. Bawal mga bully dito!"

the look the kid gave me... I know that look... 

he didn't utter any thanks or anything at all... he just stood there, staring at me...

and that's when I realized...

good or bad...

I just changed this kid's life forever.