November 6, 2013

The Pride in Wrongdoing

*All names in this post have been changed in form of respect and privacy*

Today we had a double bloc of Spanish, and nearing the end of it, you can already guess that our teacher was getting frustrated from all of our little misbehaviours. And so, with Ms. Kayla's mood already in a downfall, one student decided to raise his voice above everyone else's, which resulted in some furious yelling from our teacher's part.

After 10-15 minutes, when the situation was almost forgotten and the class was chattering away, Ms. Kayla grabbed our attention and says, "I'd just like to apologize to Andy for yelling at him. I realize now that he was not the only one that was talking loudly, and singling him out was the wrong thing to do. I know that I'm not perfect and sometimes I do lose my patience, but I really try my best." Looking back it didn't make much of an impact on my classmates and I, but now that I have had a chance to think about it, I now realize just how meaningful what Ms. Kayla said.


It's one thing to realize your wrongdoing, it's a whole other to acknowledge it. Ms. Kayla acknowledged her mistake, announced it to the whole class, and also apologized for it. And I truly believe that takes a lot of courage.

Sometimes our pride stumps our conscience. Our pride can lead us to take a shortcut to avoid a blow to our short-lived dignity. But doing what's right, to acknowledge our wrongdoing... Now that's pride worthy.  But just like Ms. Kayla, we are not perfect people. At times, we will utterly refuse to recognize our wrongdoing. But that doesn't signify that we are bad-natured people, it just means we are still learning to leave our pride behind, when the moment calls.

6 comments:

  1. I can say that I have my flaws and I need to speak up over my wrong-doings more often, because I don't. Sometimes I do, but most often, I don't. That's bad--and I know it. I've ruined one relationship because I didn't.

    Anyways...
    IT'S SO NICE TO SEE A POST OF YOUR AGAIN!!!! I hope everything is doing good for you? ^^

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    1. Haha yes, everything is going great, thanks for asking Delaney! I really hope I can get back to my posting mojo, cause I just feel better when I'm writing. :)

      And oh you don't know how many times I wished to have acknowledged my wrongdoing, I just hate having a blow to my pride, but I really am trying to improve that!

      Thanks for reading my post and commenting, Delaney!

      -Grace :)

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  2. Yay! Another Grace post :D I also make mistakes and many wrongdoings. And unfortunately, I don't often acknowledge them. It's something I need to learn to do, put my pride away and apologize. Like you said, it does take courage but the result is good :)

    I'm so glad that I got to read another one of your great posts! Is life going well right now? :P

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    1. Haha, life is indeed well, thanks for thought, Lesley! And yes, it is such a good feeling when you know that you've done something that is truly good!

      Thanks for the lovely comment and for reading my post, Lesley!

      -Grace :)

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  3. It really does need a great deal of courage to acknowledge our mistakes-
    Great post, I loved how such a simple incident drove you to write about something so deep!
    -Sena :]

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    1. Aw, thanks for the sweet comment, Sena! And yes, I do try to take little incidents in life and derive a moral from it, as cheesy as it sounds, haha!

      Thanks for reading my post and commenting, Sena!

      -Grace :)

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-Grace :)

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