This word embodies the kind of characteristics that I
have built in me all my life. I even jeopardize my positon by being honest by
myself. In secondary school, the students are not supposed to change seats with
each other in the classroom. The form teacher chooses who did we sit with and
we cannot choose our friends to sit with. A small blue square desk and a chair
of the same colour was allocated to one student. The desks and chairs were
arranged in groups of two side by side with a space on all sides of them for
students to walk by.
On
this particular day, in between lessons when the present teacher went to the next
class and the next teacher bound for this class, our class decided to change
seats. I hesitated to change because I am a prefect and following the whims of
my class will get me punished if my form and co-form teachers found out. The
other reason is also because if I did not follow their instructions, I am
afraid I will be beaten or harassed by them. I wonder to this day why I am not
firm and bold enough to say ‘no’ to them. I had no choice but my change my seat
to another place so the other person got temporary enjoyment with his company.
Unfortunately,
my teachers came to know about some students changing seats in the class. Here
is the thing. I am a prefect and I can lie to them that I did not change seat
and get away unscathed. Every teacher believes that whoever is a prefect will
not do bad things and follow the school rules. I said to the teachers
truthfully and without flinching that I change seat with another person. My
classmate kept whispering to me, “Don’t say that you change”, but I ignored his
pleas. In terms of honesty, no one person can rival me accept, in my opinion,
the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).
As
a result, I got punished and must write several sentences worth of one paper, “I
vow never to change seats with my friends ever again”. I am the only prefect
being punished. I knew some of my classmates got away to escape the punishment
but I do not care about them at that time. My friends looked at me pitifully
from outside the classroom but I am sure in their hearts they said this was one
brutally honest prefect without caring for the consequences.
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