The Lessons I've Learned

 

I've learned a lot about some of the people that I thought I knew and could trust over the course of the past 3 months, and none of it's good.

I've learned that some of the people I thought I could trust implicitly are the ones that I can't trust at all.

I've learned that I have a vastly different definition of 'brotherhood' than most of the people I knew and associated with.

I've learned that 'brotherly love and affection' is, to these people, a slogan that they cite to make themselves feel good without practicing it in reality.

I've learned that pettiness has no expiration date, and that some people will stoop to any low in order to exact revenge for what they consider as a slight against them when it was their fault the entire time.

I've learned that people will believe all of the bad things they hear about you without hesitation, and won't make any effort at all to determine if what they've heard is true or not. 

And most of all, I've learned that one of the people I thought I could trust implicitly and who I considered to be one of my best friends was the one who helped stick the knife in my back. 

 As a result of these lessons, my circle of friends is now very small, and I don't anticipate it getting much bigger any time soon.  I've learned my lesson the hard way, and I'll do anything it takes to keep from learning this lesson again.

Including walking away from people that aren't worth my time and attentions anymore.    

Deo Vindice

IHC