Can Someone please CONVINCE me

Why it is that some people need their egos pumped up?

Is it because they have such low or no self esteem?

Also when i was younger i was told by my best friend (Harry) that i couldn't play with or even like little Jimmy, I ask Harry why and he said "i dont like him and if your my friend you wont like him either"
I thought ok, i wont like Jimmy then,
The next week i was playing ball with Paul, Harry came upto me and said "dont play with him either, he says nasty things about me"
Ok i thought, seeing as Harry was my best friend i stopped playing with Paul.
Another week went by and i was talking a lot to Mary when Harry came up to me and screamed that Mary hated him so i shouldnt talk to her.
At the time of all this i thought i was being Loyal to my best friend Harry.
But as i grew older i thought to myself, why wasnt Harry being loyal to me, after all i was his best friend.
Why wouldn't he allow me other friends?

Is it right to expect people you are friendly with not to like the people you dont, can we demand or even ask our friends not to like little Billy, or Joe or Helen or Sue, just because we dont like them?
maybe it is/was acceptable when we were young, but surely as grown adults as we are now, surely we should all respect our friends enough to let them choose their own friends, who they can converse with, who they can play with who they can like.
Surely we have friends that some of our other friends dont like, but should we not judge each and every person on how they treat us, but be aware of how they treat others?

It is people like my childhood best friend (Harry) who need their egos pumped up.
It took me awhile to understand why he didnt like some of the people i wanted to hang around with, it was because they didnt bow to his every whim, they wouldnt agree with everything he said, they didnt do as he always asked.
Me, i could see a different side to Harry, i could see a side of Harry that made him vulnerable a side that showed his humility, yet he wanted everyone to like him, he wanted everyone to think of him as the smartest, all because some of his friends pumped his ego for him.

I was reminded of this whilst reading some of the blogs in the last week or two,
Some complaining about why people say certain things about them, why more people comment on his blog than mine, another stating if you are a friend of someone, then you are not welcomed on my blog he says.

Talk about life doing a full circle, things we did and how we behaved when we were young, we do them all again when we are older and supposed to know better.

As for for people forming into cliques or groups how childish is that.
I'll comment on anyone's blog if i feel i can add to it, if i dont think that i could add to it i want comment on it, i might just sit back and enjoy the reading of it.
I know there are a lot out there just like that, they will comment on anyone's blog if they can add to it, whilst others will never comment on it due to Bill being friends with Joe who is friends with Mary who likes Alan, who is dating Sue.

Come on guys, lets just have fun.




Talent is God given. Be humble.

Fame is man-given. Be grateful.

Conceit is self-given. Be careful.