The dog that bites the hands of the owner that feeds it
Why is it that good people are the ones being hurt by other people the most?
Go in the garden and look at the flowers. If you are to take one, which flower will you pick first?
It is often the most beautiful flowers that are plucked out first.
What goes in your heart are often ignored, people only see what you appear to be and not experience who you really are.
Therefore, even the best of intentions can be deemed offensive by other people.
I am not going to judge how other people can sow malice towards another human being, because they, too are just people who are hurt deep in their hearts. Hurt people hurt people.
In order to achieve the maximum amount of damage to the other person, you don't do bad when they do bad to you (a.k.a. take eye for an eye and avenge yourself); but instead ... you wait to receive their kindness, accept their vulnerability then stab them in the back.
That form of betrayal is the biggest pain you can ever make someone suffer.
It's when the innocent receives punishment for the crime he/she has not committed, it's when someone who did nothing wrong suffers the brunt of injustice. That's the true, excruciating pain that's beyond reason: to suffer with a clean conscience is far worse than to suffer with guilt.
That's the diabolical truth of this unfortunate world: people who can be perpetrators of such malice truly exist.
My only hope is that:
If you have been the victim of such betrayals, may you have the resilience and self-awareness to suffer through this with grace. If you haven't yet experienced such pain, may you be saved from such an ordeal and only be surrounded by genuine people who truly care for you. If you know someone who is experiencing such betrayal, may you be a pillar of support for this person. If you have committed such a heinous act against another human being, may you find it in your heart to own up to your malice and repent to yourself and to the other person whom you've hurt.
The world may be cruel ... but it's still beautiful. Don't lose yourself through this all, but instead, trust in the authenticity of the people who surround you, be with the ones who truly matter, they'll stand with you through thick or thin.
When they're absent or quiet ... or start throwing stones at you too, be fine with accepting that making your social circle even smaller not only protects you from further betrayals, but also protects your own sanity and peace of mind.
Not everyone is your friend, not everyone is your enemy either.
Be friends with the ones who are genuinely happy when you're successful, and are sad when you've failed. You don't necessarily have to make enemies out of your enemies either. Move forward with your life without the necessary confrontation: let your own successes speak its truth, your own failures the witness of your own learning and growth.
Lastly, create your boundaries and learn how not to tolerate the injustices, especially when they continue to stick like a sore thumb ... there is a due course of action. You can be nice and all, but that doesn't mean that you can also be played around like a twig.