Horribly Humiliating. I'm Losing Faith with People.

[Thibideau]

Emerson wrote “The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast. Its fit hour of activity is night. Its actions are insane like its whole constitution. It persecutes a principle; it would whip a right; it would tar and feather justice, by inflicting fire and outrage upon the houses and persons of those who have these. It resembles the prank of boys, who run with fire-engines to put out the ruddy aurora streaming to the stars.”

When people get together and tear you apart like that behind yourback, it's because they're a "Mob". Being apart of that mob alleviates guilt or sympathy because they act like a single person. Basically they don't need to feel bad about what they're saying because they're so shallow they lose the will to speak for themselves and let the "mob" speak for them.

I bet not a single one of those cowards would have the guts to say anything to your face. I'd also say that some of them probably didn't even mean the things they were saying, they just let themselves get caught up in the group mentality. So don't give up on people. We're social beings by nature. Learning who to cut out of your life and who to include is a hard lesson for anyone to learn. Look for people who have a strong sense of self, who prefer to add something intelligent to a conversation and are upfront about what they're thinking, let the universe sort the rest out because you'll go crazy thinking about all the potential bad seeds in your life. Most people aren't worth the time of day, but I promise there are kindred spirits out there, you just have to keep looking.