The importance of 'live and let live'

Some things have happened lately that have left me feeling a little frustrated with people's inability to just let others be. No matter what you think of somebody else, they still have the right to live their lives peaceably and not be antagonised or bothered by you. If a relationship or friendship ends, you should both move on and enjoy your lives separately without feeling the need to poke fun at or belittle each other.

Live and let live 

There are always two perspectives to everything, and yours isn't the only one applicable. Just because you might not see the worth in what somebody else is doing, doesn't mean that it holds no value. For that person, and the people who love them, something may be of great value and hold more worth than you could understand. If someone works on a poem, or a painting, or a blog, even if you don't like it, you shouldn't belittle it. Just don't waste your energy looking at it if it bothers you.

I don't understand the mentality of bullying or belittling others just to get a kick out of it. Especially if those people are doing nothing to you and just want to live their lives and love each other. Feel superior if you want to, that's fine. Express your superiority to your friends, too. But don't actively attempt to undermine another person just because something they are doing doesn't seem to meet your standards.

There may be some people in this world that I don't get on with, or understand properly. There are certainly people that have hurt me in the past and we have agreed to walk separate paths. But I don't wish any of those people ill, or want to undermine and attack them. They have just as much right to do what makes them happy as I do.

I have no intention of attacking the people who are being spiteful to us in response to their actions, but I do ask them to look within their hearts and think - why are they doing this, and who is it helping. I started this blog as a creative outlet, and I would like to enjoy it, together with my fiance, without the abuse of others.