User blog:Akasha1908/Are you AWESOME?

*Enters stage right*

“Mira, can you be a dear and hand me the mic?”

“Sure, Master.”

*Takes mic from Mira*

“Test 1, 2, 3… 3, 2, 1”

“We’re good to go, Master. Take it away.”

“Thanks, Mira.”

*Steps to the front of the stage*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I would like to discuss a topic I’ve been a victim of here on the wiki and in AGG. Bullying. Be it guild vs. guild; casher vs. free player; or, even worse, friend vs. friend... To all the victims out there, this one is for you…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">*Clears throat*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I’m awesome. Yeah, I said it. And if you’re reading this, then you’re probably awesome, too. If you’re like me, then you’ve been telling your family and friends for years how awesome you are. They believe you, at least for a while, or maybe they just humor you. But then a situation occurs that solidifies your awesome status…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Such a situation occurred to me just recently when I, bless my heart, single-handedly became the #1 target of member in CA (Clan Ayakashi…  At least I think that’s what CA stands for, it could mean anything, but again, I’m awesome, so knowing details like that don’t apply to me.)  In fact, this person loves to hate me so much, not only does he/she attack me once a day, but he/she got the rest of his/her guild to attack me, too. I couldn’t believe it. The sheer coordination involved in such an attack is beyond flattering. I mean, to think, I’m the topic of discussion amongst a bunch of strangers. Shoot, my guild mates and I can barely find the energy to talk about people we do know. In fact, we’d much rather talk about ourselves because that’s what awesome people do. So to know I’m on the mind of a complete stranger is a huge honor. (And a bit creepy, but we’ll just stick with it being an honor)

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">*Bows humbly*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Now, many of you would consider these constant attacks as bullying. And for those of us who know what bullying feels like, I guess technically you’re right. But, I challenge those of you being bullied to look at things another way. Let’s use my current situation as an example…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Instead of saying:  “I’m a victim of AGG bullying.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Say:  “I’m so AWESOME, you can’t get enough of me!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">And, instead of saying:  “Why won’t this stupid player stop attacking me?!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Say:  “I must be the first thing you think about when you open your AGG app! Damn, I’m AWESOME!”

<p class="MsoNormal"> You may want to ask:  "Will this player ever leave me alone?"

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:18px;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;font-size:medium;">But ask this instead:  "If I can't get enough of my AWESOMENESS, how can I expect you to?"

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Or even better, say:  “It’s cool. If I were you, I’d want to hit this, too.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">*wink wink*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">NOTE:  If the last one confuses you, don’t worry, I didn’t get it at first either. If after a few minutes you still don’t get it, ask one of your awesome  friends to explain it to you. That’s what I did…

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Another example would be when you get a great daemon in the RS, but when you tell your so-called “friends,” they freak out, call you names and talk crap about you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Instead of saying:  “What have I done to deserve this abuse?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Say:  “Just another day in the life of my AWESOME self!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">You might ask yourself:  "Do I really deserve this kind of animosity?"

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;">Your response should be:  "Of course not!  But then again I'm AWESOME, so it comes with the territory..."

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;">"I would reevaluate who your "friends" are. It's statistically impossible for all your friends to be awesome.  Make sure you know who's who.  It's cool to joke, but it's the mean-spirited ones you gotta watch out for..."

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">NOTE:  NEVER feel guilty about a good RS! Get f*cking happy about it! Do you know how hard it is to pull a 5* from RS?! The first word that should be coming out of anyone’s mouth is “Congratulations!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Master! You said you wouldn’t curse! You've already done it twice!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Whoops, Sorry, Mira. I won’t do it again.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Apology accepted, Master, but I think you should get to the point. We’re starting to lose the audience.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Oh, right. Ok, so what I’m really trying to say is that there are haters everywhere in AGG (and the real world). These poor, pathetic fools have been tried, tested and found wanting. Many of them have equated their happiness and success, to the happiness and success they find in this game (I know, it’s pathetic, but we shouldn’t judge.  That’s not what awesome people do). Don’t be like them. A jerk is a jerk; in game and irl.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Master, we’re running out of time. We need to get ready for the next wave of attacks from CA.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">*Sighs*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">“You heard the lady, but before I go, I’ll leave you with this:  Being awesome is hard. If it were easy, everyone would be as awesome as you and me. Sadly, the world simply wasn’t made for our kind of awesomeness. So just remember, if you have experienced something like this, be it in AGG or some other venue, know this:  It’s not because you did something wrong or that you’re a nerd or uncool. It’s because you’re f*cking AWESOME! Haters only talk about AWESOME people. It's when they stop talking that you need to worry... So keep doing what you’re doing folks! Let’s make these bullies work for it!

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">*drops mic, exits stage*

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;">Mira’s Public Service Announcement:  Master Akasha has started a “How to Cope with Your Awesomeness” discussion group. Several members of this wiki have already joined, but our doors are always open! We discuss the challenges of being awesome in this un-awesome world, while focusing on ways to not only improve our awesomeness, but spread it to others! Humans and Daemons are welcome, so if being awesome is something you’re struggling with, we encourage you to stop by!