Why must I be surrounded by frickin' idiots?

Over the course of my life I have been beaten, taken advantage of by friends (or people whom I thought were my friends) and family members , cheated on and lied to by those same people and even accused of things I didn't even do. I, however am not trying to play these events up as a victim I refuse to play the victim (unlike some people I have met in my life who seemed to make a living out of being the victim). Learning from experience I have found that you simply can't trust everybody that you would like too (sad but true). I have also found that when conflicts come up it is better to talk to who you have a problem with instead of keeping it bottled up inside by doing so it shows maturity on both parties to discuss the problem in a civilized manner. As of late I have experienced changes in my life changes that ,quite frankly, have been for the better. Despite what has occurred over the course of my life I have grown, matured and am moving on with my life I refuse to let these negative events change my future.