By Junaid Tahir Once a teacher took his class to a park and asked them to observe the park for a short span of time but all of them sho...
By Junaid Tahir
Once a teacher took his class to a park and asked them to observe the park for a short span of time but all of them should not move from their location. After 5 minutes, the teacher asked each student to share what he/she had noticed. One student mentioned that he felt a cool breeze which made him feel fresh and energetic.
All students were cheered up by listening to this comment as they also started feeling the same. Another student said that green leaves and colorful flowers are an indication of life, hope, and prosperity. All students felt optimistic about this comment. Another student said that the silence in the surroundings and the yellow color of some of the leaves made him feel sad, lonely, and pessimistic about life. To this comment, all other students started yelling at him for being negative. The teacher asked the students to stop criticizing their fellow and stay silent.
The teacher then said to his students that each one of them was given the same kind of situation/circumstances, however, each student had different observations and feelings like being happy, sad, fresh, cheerful, pessimistic, optimistic, etc. However, by logic, no one was completely wrong.
The teacher further elaborated that each one of us is a unique personality. The observations and feelings of each individual can be unique, however, we must not disgrace anyone about what he has observed or felt. Our fellow beings can be slightly wrong, fully wrong, or completely right at different moments in life. The uniqueness of each individual is a result of his/her thought process, comprehension levels, mood swings, upbringing, judgment style, vision & knowledge of the world, analytical skills, and so on.
However, the wisdom is to respect the feelings and actions of each individual as much as possible. And in case we want to correct someone, we must adopt a polite and decent approach, and advice to the person should not be given in public but rather in private. This is to ensure that the respect and dignity of the person is not compromised.
