By Gonny 
Let’s talk about the bully.
You know the one….chest out, voice loud, eyes sharp.
He’s on the schoolyard, barking orders to a nervous band of boys.
He’s in the office, making people shrink with a joke that isn’t funny.
He’s on the TV, waving flags and egos at the same time.
The bully seems to win.
And people seem to follow.
And somewhere deep inside, someone whispers, “Is this how the world works?”
Listen what your Inner Guide says: This is not how the world works. It’s how the dream works.
Because…as A Course in Miracles gently reminds us…there is no world !!
There’s only projection, perception, and the opportunity to wake up with a smile.
No child is born with a fist in their heart.
The angry boy on the playground wasn’t crafted in hate, he was shaped by fear. Fear of being invisible. Fear of being weak. Fear of love that might disappear if he’s not “strong enough.”
So he builds a fortress.
A voice that’s louder than his pain.
A swagger that says, “Don’t mess with me,”
while inside, he’s quietly whispering, “Please, someone see me.”
And the other kids? They follow.
Not because they admire him, but because they want to stay safe, included, on the side of the loudest microphone.
First dictators in Diapers…forward a few decades…the bully wears a suit.
Or a uniform. Or a crown.
Same fear, different outfit.
Same illusion of power, backed by people who confuse noise with strength.
The world has known many of them.
Modern reports say around 20–30 nations are led by authoritarian figures today. That’s a lot of fear dressed up as leadership.
But ACIM doesn’t ask us to fight them.
It asks us to look deeper. Because no one truly powerful needs to control.
And no one who knows they are loved needs to dominate.
Look and see different: The bully is a character in your dream.
The followers too. All of it, the playground, the palace, the parade,
is playing out on the stage of your own mind.
You can hate the show… or laugh lovingly and walk out of the theatre.
Because, again, the Course says:
“There is no world!
And this is the central thought the course attempts to teach.
So when you see a mean child, a smug leader, or a biting thought inside your own mind… remember: it’s all a call for healing.
Not a cry for war.
And what about YOU dear friend?
Ah yes, you.
The one reading this, perhaps nodding.
You’ve been the observer.
Maybe even the follower.
Maybe…just maybe…the bully too.
And it’s okay.
Because all parts of the dream are welcome…
when they are brought to the Light.
You don’t need to fix the bully.
Or convert the crowd.
You just need to ask:
“What part of me believed I had to fight for love?”
And then, let Love answer for you.
So next time you hear that loud voice, whether it’s on TV, in your child’s classroom, or inside your own mind ….saying : “You’re not enough!”
P A U S E and S M I L E
And say something like:
“Ah, my old friend. The tiny mad idea with a megaphone. Go on, shout if you must. But I’m choosing peace today.”
Because in the end, the bully always loses.
Not by defeat, but by being seen through.
And the Truth, which never shouted, simply remains !!
With love and light,
G.