Crab Mentality

Thanks to Sebastian of The Little Mermaid, crabs somehow have this cutesy image to children. However, when grown-ups think of crabs, they often associate it with a delicious seafood or the negative attitude known as "THE CRAB MENTALITY".

Just a few minutes ago, while I was almost about to go into deep sleep, someone dear to me called up and woke me up. He shared to me a classic case of crab mentality. For those who have no inkling what crab mentality is all about, this an interesting phenomenon which occurs in buckets of crabs. If one crab attempts to escape from a bucket of live crabs, the other crabs will pull it back down, rather than allowing it to get free. Sometimes, the crabs seem almost malicious, waiting until the crab has almost escaped before yanking it back into the pot. All of the crabs are undoubtedly aware of the fact that their fate is probably not going to be very pleasurable, so people are led to wonder why they pull each other back into the bucket, instead of congratulating the clever escape artist. When someone has a crab mentality, it means that they are unwilling to allow someone to get out of a situation, or to get ahead. 

This is so common to Filipinos. Because of pride, they don't want others to go ahead of them. What they do is to drag others down just so they could go ahead.

I honestly pity and hate people like these. What in the world is wrong with them??? Can't they just be happy for the one who is so close to achieving their goals? If they are so envious of that achiever, why don't they just work hard to achieve their own goals rather than exert and waste their energy and efforts on pulling others down?! Man, they are just so PATHETIC!

This guy who messed up with my dear friend was supposed to be someone mature and wise. I have looked up to him with a certain degree of respect and now that he has created so much troubles and intrigues, I can't help but remove whatever is left of my respect for him! I'm sorry but I find it so un-manly of him to do this. If he can't accept the fact that others are better than him or that others deserve better employment benefits than him, then why won't he protest to his boss or work harder so that he'd get whatever benefits that he thinks he deserve to enjoy? 

I pity this guy's friends. I bet in time this guy will all bring him down. I hate the idea that he's simply using all his friends to reach his goals - whatever those goals may be. I can't believe that people use others just so they could really reach that certain pedestal that they're aiming to hold.  

I am mad. So mad that I want to seriously confront the guy to be man enough to face life and work hard to reach his dreams. If only my dear friend won't be affected with my actions, I would have done that. 

May the Lord forgive me for the anger I'm feeling towards this person. Yeah, don't worry..it's not like as if I'd plot a revenge against him. I leave that up to the Lord's. I just had to let this out.

To those who'd be able to read this, know that CRAB MENTALITY may be an easy way to reach your goals but it'll take a toll on you soon. Our God is fair and just. In time, you'll go down for you did not work hard for that goal and you've stepped on so many people just so you could reach that pedestal you've been dreaming for. When God rebukes you, I pray that it will be the kind of rebuke wherein you'll also feel the pain that your friends went through. In that way, you'll never take others for granted and that you'd start thinking twice before you step on your next victim.

I hate crabs for now.