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Originally posted by trini_girl
It's understandable to be disappointed over something you really desire, but if it gets to a point that you're bitter, then maybe your heart wasn't in the right place. ...Anyway, for those who didn't get that acceptance letter, don't be bitter and by all means don't hate on others.
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From Webster's Dictionary...
Bitter: distasteful or distressing to the mind; galling; marked by intensity or severity; accompanied by severe pain or suffering; being relentlessly determined; vehement; marked by cynicism and rancor; intensely unpleasant, esp in coldness or rawness; expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret.
Um, now trust me when I say that getting a rejection letter will bring up AT LEAST one of the above feelings.
Like I said in my earlier post...if you have never gotten a rejection letter, then you can't even imagine what it's like.
Folks can say "don't be bitter" all day long, but believe me, if you get a reject letter, YOU WILL BE BITTER, to some degree, on some level, whether you're in denial about it or not. My heart was in the right place - in my heart I always knew that when my time came, I would become a member of Delta Sigma Theta, and I did. Yes, I was disappointed, but I was also EXTREMELY BITTER when I got rejected.
And as far as the "don't hate on others" remark - mmm...I follow this rule - DON'T HATE THE PLAYA, HATE THE GAME. I didn't "hate on" the girls who I knew had less stellar credentials than I did - shoot, they were lucky, so I wasn't mad at them. I HATED THE GAME that the Deltas played on me and several others who had gotten rejected. When the two Deltas who hand delivered my reject letter could barely contain their smirks and haughty giggles - YEAH, I HATED THE GAME.
So again, I'll close with this advice:
1. To those who may get a rejection letter, I am not going to say, "don't be bitter", BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I WOULD BE ASKING THE IMPOSSIBLE since I've been there. But I will say this - try not to STAY bitter.
2. DON'T HATE THE PLAYA, HATE THE GAME.