When you feel as if your emotions are taking over your senses, all you need to do is to view things from the bystander perspective because everything would look so simple and clear when you do so. Emotions are merely the very instant and natural physiological responses that are carried out with only going through the brain process as it doesn't in involve the heart and soul.
What's truth? Let me share a story with you.
May and Lyn are best friends. There's an incident where Lyn was caught red-handed while stealing May's favourite watch, as expected, May was extremely mad and asked the police to handle this incident. Later, May went around spreading the news with all her friends as she wants to ensure that Lyn can't live her life holding her head up high.
For now, let's put down all your opinions and judge mental eyes on this incident as I would like to share Lyn's story.
Lyn's father passed away due to liver cancer when she was in elementary, since then her mother is the family's breadwinner for 3 of the siblings inclusive Lyn. They led a very difficult life. The classmates would tease about Lyn's rag clothes and her poor family.
One day, one of the classmates brought the latest and coolest multifunctional pencil case to school, everyone gathered around with amazement while discussing about the pencil case. Lyn thinks that the pencil case is absolutely beautiful since she doesn't even own one. She asked her friend, "May I have a look at your pencil case?" The friend glanced and said, "You're so filthy! I'm not going to let you touch my pencil case!" When the friend blurted out, everyone teamed up and started to tease Lyn as she is so poor that she's not even able to afford a pencil case.
After some time, one of the classmates' money went missing and eventually the money was found in Lyn's bag. The teacher questioned her, "Why are you stealing your classmate's money?" Lyn said, "I wanted to buy pencil cases for both of my siblings and myself, because everyone teases that I'm so poor that I couldn't even buy a pencil case!"
The teacher was furious and said. "You shouldn't have stolen your classmate's money even if you can't afford to buy one!" In order to punish Lyn's deed, the teacher asked her to be on the pedestal and asked every single classmate to come forward and shout "You're a thief!" " You're a thief!" to humiliate her. Furthermore, the teacher asked Lyn's mother over to notify Lyn's behavior. Her mother was extremely sad and she reprimanded Lyn for what she has done. Things didn't just end at this point, since then as long as anyone lost their belongings, Lyn would be the one to blame. Some who like to make fun of others would intentionally place unimportant things into Lyn's bag to make her look as if she's a thief in her blood. Lyn's mm was utterly broken-hearted as she gave up upon her because she thinks Lyn is such a terrible kid.
All these growth experiences have planted a deep scar on Lyn, as time passed she became the regular scapegoat for all the bad deeds. She thought to herself, "Although I didn't steal, I would still be the one who take the blame and since everyone insists that I'm a thief, I'll just be one!"
3 lessons to be learn from a Pencil.
- Pain always sharpens you!
- Everything you do leaves a mark!
- What's inside you is useful, not what's outside!
If you want to feel rich...simply count the things you have that money cannot buy!
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