What pride can do...
Last November 4, my cell phone got confiscated by our teacher. I admit it, I was wrong and I’m not denying it. It’s my fault anyway so I won’t go defensive on this one. So anyway, the teacher caught me using it during classes, and with a smile on his face he confiscated my cellphone. I was frustrated at first but as I meditated on my actions, I come to think that he was right and I was wrong and by that incident, I have learned my lesson, “never use your phone on Mr. Dalde’s class”. :)
After the class, I asked him nicely to give me back my cellphone which my friends advised me to do. Mr. Dalde, our teacher is the type of person who always smiles and he agreed to give me back my cellphone under one condition, which is to sing and dance in front of every teacher and some of the 4th years. My eyebrows went up upon hearing those words. I’ve heard of many students who got their cellphones confiscated by Mr. Dalde, and they all did the same thing just to get their cellphones back. They all did what Mr. Dalde wanted them to do.
I come to think that I was different cause I did not accept his offer. I even said, “Nevermind, I’ll ask my parents to claim it to the principal”
After that statement, I come to think how important my pride is to me. I am willing to offer everything just for my pride. I could have just accepted his offer to sing and dance but I chose not to, cause my pride is more important than my phone. And I am not only talking about the phone, I’m also talking about the other things that may happen to me in the future, things that may involve much greater things than that of a cellphone.
These are just small things. What I fear is the greater things that my pride can do to me someday…
After the class, I asked him nicely to give me back my cellphone which my friends advised me to do. Mr. Dalde, our teacher is the type of person who always smiles and he agreed to give me back my cellphone under one condition, which is to sing and dance in front of every teacher and some of the 4th years. My eyebrows went up upon hearing those words. I’ve heard of many students who got their cellphones confiscated by Mr. Dalde, and they all did the same thing just to get their cellphones back. They all did what Mr. Dalde wanted them to do.
I come to think that I was different cause I did not accept his offer. I even said, “Nevermind, I’ll ask my parents to claim it to the principal”
After that statement, I come to think how important my pride is to me. I am willing to offer everything just for my pride. I could have just accepted his offer to sing and dance but I chose not to, cause my pride is more important than my phone. And I am not only talking about the phone, I’m also talking about the other things that may happen to me in the future, things that may involve much greater things than that of a cellphone.
These are just small things. What I fear is the greater things that my pride can do to me someday…
posted by Diego at 10:57 PM
1 Comments:
I admire the fact that you're trying to mold yourself perfectly, but to be honest, what you did is not exactly an act of pride. Do note, that what your teacher is asking you to do is unreasonable and definitely derogatory. Do note, that you are a human being. You should not allow yourself to be humiliated in such a manner. I believe you did the right thing. If you were to be punished properly for using your phone in class, i think your parents are the best people to properly do it. Humiliating yourself for the amusement of teachers and other 4th years will definitely not teach you something.
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