Post Wobble

Yesterday I had an anxiety attack when I went into school. As soon as I started teaching I was fine and forgot all about it till I went home. This morning I wondered briefly if I would have another and then didn't think about it again until school was nearly over. It was hearing how various people on staff had...how can I put this...been badly treated (how nicely I put it) by 'she who must be obeyed'! Anger has chased my anxiety away.

Will people who are so thoughtless, cruel and unfeeling to others eventually get their comeuppance? In my novel, the answer is yes but is it the same in life? And should it be? Perhaps the more human approach would be to hope that one day these people will come to the realization of what they are like and what they have done because of it. That way there would be the chance of change and redemption. Then again, their personality would probably negate the possibility. So, we'd be right back where we started!

I suppose that the next question would be what responsibility do we have for stopping someone from hurting others. Helping them change should probably go hand in hand with that but I find it hard to think about helping someone who has been so destructive.

Finally, all I can say is that 'she who must be obeyed' has become 'she who has outstayed her welcome'. So, where do we go from there?

If someone knows that what they are doing in wrong, does that make the act/s (and perhaps the person) that much more heinous?