Greatest feeling in the world

My childhood bully died a few days ago... I don't know how to feel

I got bullied back in junior high, I went up to the bully and talked to him. We became friends.

i was never fun for bullies. i never reacted. they would hit me in the arm, and i wouldn't flinch. i once had an incident where one gave me a cheap shot in the face while in class. i stood up yelled at him and sat back down and acted like it never happened. we became friends afterwords. even the one time in weight lifting class i was pantsed, that just lead to a bunch of girls comforting me afterwords. if someone makes a joke at your expense make a better one of yourself. don't give them the satisfaction of knowing they are getting to you. it works. i rarely had issues because i wasn't fun to bully. they want a reaction, they want the satisfaction of knowing they are getting to you. don't give it to them. even if it hurts don't react, don't rub it. just look at them. what i always said to myself is "pain is the sensation of your body telling you something is wrong, if you know what is wrong, there is no reason to pay attention to it".