You can't control other people's actions, but you can control your reactions. When someone hurts you, you can continue the cycle by hurting them back. Or you can rise above it, be better, end the cycle. You can walk around hurting others because you've been hurt. Or you can refuse to let the pain cripple you. You can make an active choice to be different than what's been done to you. You can decide to spread kindness and positivity, even if you're treated poorly. You can't control anybody else. But you alone can decide what YOU do. End the cycles, break the chains, be the difference.