Went to visit my 5 years old nephew today. Thought of teaching him drawing but ended up having to face with his tantrums. He was extremely upset because his grandaunt told him that the rubber he accidentally swallowed will suck up his blood. So, all the while, he’s “feeling” himself getting sick and sort of going to die! His mother explained that rubber will not suck blood. But he refused to listen. He refused to do homework and threw tantrum at his mother because his mother’s answer did not tally with the first impression he had set in his mind.
So, I created a silly story that I’ve a friend named Sheila who said ant will suck blood. I asked my nephew whether it’s true. He said ants don’t suck blood.
Me : Why do you believe rubber sucks blood then?
Nephew : Because Grandaunt said so. She’s old and she knows everything.
Me: hmm…I’m old also. But I might not be right all the time. Sometimes we might say something wrong.
He nodded. He finally agreed with me. I asked him to say sorry to his mother but still he refused. He had his pride…
Aren’t we the same? Most of the time we just do what others ask us to do without questioning because we simply TRUST and BELIEVE fully that that person is 100% right. No doubt. We believe that old people sayings are right and need not be questioned. We grow obediently.
Never mind the books we have. Never mind what some people TRY TO CORRECT us later on. We keep to our thinking steadfast. WHY?
Ignorant. Stubborness. Pride.
Ignorant - Believing everything being told is true.
Stubborness - Not willing to accept something which is right.
Pride - Believing that what we’ve always been believing is right and that’s right. not going to change any or else we’ll be embarassed for letting others know that we’re wrong in the first place.
Then, we’re no better than a 5 year-old child, throwing a tantrum at his mom, trying to protect the idea ,”Rubber sucks blood” when the TRUTH is it does not.
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