Ostracism

They say no man is an island. They actually mean it. That is why ostracism is a form of social punishment available, one of the harshest I think,to mete out to an individual for upsetting the established order.

Having been at the receiving end of it, it is easy for me to identify when another is taking punishment. The older you are, the more you feel it. For a guy to be ostracised it is almost like being emasculated. For girls and their delicate lady feelings, it should be worse not being accepted and living like an outcast under the blank stares of fellow peers.

Ostracism is, truly, a tyranny of the majority. Never mind the reasons, ostracism reveals the inadequate mechanisms of society to deal with the problems of an individual. I call people who impose this punishment, whatever the reasons, the Mean Majority.

Empathy is empty when one is in the majority, yet disagreeing with what is going on.

Do everyone else a favour; don't ever ostracise. You never know, it could be you one day.