A tale of two people

Two incidents over the last fortnight, left me disturbed and wondering about how people think and their minds function. Both the incidents were bad and most of all unexpected. They came as shockers. Amusingly, they made me realise the unpredictability of life. Two people whom I have been nice to, behaved strangely. One obviously due to innocence and ignorance or can say due to circumstances and the other due to over-maturity. Its quite strange that exactly opposite qualities can hurt people to similar extent. But, such is life.
I have been thinking about it for quite some time. But, there are some questions for which you never get answers and all you can do is leave it at that. In both the incidents, I didn't forgive the people concerned, not because I didn't wish to but because they didn't mean when they apologised. I have gotten over both the incidents. After a few days of introspection, I have also realised that I am not to be blamed for the other person's behaviour. They are conditioned to behave in that fashion. Irrespective of the person in question, they will behave in that manner. But, saying that I was not hurt, would be a blatant lie. I was hurt and was very hurt. The individuals concerned are now out of my life forever. I don't know how I'll behave if I ever confront them. Whether I will ever be able to behave normally with them. But, the fact remains that they betrayed my trust, misunderstood me to the core and hurt me deeply.

Manjiri