Thoughts on Bullying

Why do people bully? Is it for the great power that they feel after such event is done, or is because they were once bullied and that such person gets a kick out of seeing others in pain. There are many different reasons behind the topic of bullying and why it takes place. I recently had a witnessing experience about 3 weeks ago, me and my friend were at Veterans park, and we saw a guy picking on another kid, the reason for this was that the “bully” got mad at the kid for not passing him the ball enough during a game both individuals had recently played. The “bully” started degrading the kid by calling him names, knocking his water bottle out of his hands, and pushing him around. My friends Hussein, was tired of seeing such event taking place in front of his eyes, my friend stood up to the bully, and asked him to leave the victim alone. The “bully” told my friend, “this is none of your business”, my friend Hussein went on to push the “bully” and both individuals started fighting, my friend Hussein punched the “bully” about 3 times, and that is when I went to break up the fight. The victim applauded us for helping him out and standing up for him. I believe I could have done more in stopping such event, but being caught up in the heat of the moment and had never seen such bullying partake in front of my eyes. After this event has taken course in my life, I now know have a clue of how bullying is taken place, and need to find another ay to solve such events, besides violence.