Think before you speek

I read an article this evening and was in total shock to read that a 14 year old boy committed suicide from being the target of bullying.  People were calling him gay and telling him how he should kill himself and make it easier for everyone.  Its almost hard for me to believe that kids are actually that rude and hurtful to others.  I see bulling occur everyday in the halls of my own school, not thinking to much of it, but when I hear or read an article and discover that a young kid had decided that taking his own life would be the better outcome rather than going through the bullying any longer.  In the article it read ages 10-21, suicide is the 3rd ranking cause of death.  Knowing that bullying has gone this far, it has to be stopped.  Something needs to happen, and fast, or the next time you walk down your own school hall way, one person could be missing.  If you see someone who you think is being bullied, say something, stand up for them. Try looking at the situation as if it were you getting bullied.  Think before you speak, even if you think its just messing around, to someone it is more. Words can hurt, they can even take a life. Think about it.