Blessing in Disguise
That idiom is one of my favourites. Although I
have experienced many blessing in disguise things, I’m always astonished to realize
the blessings. That if I found out the disguised blessing, which I always try
to. Speaking about blessing in disguise, I have a phenomenon in thought. Are
you wondering what it is?
Mocking and making fun of friends are common
things around me. Of course, those are done for fun, we don’t really mean to
insult. Self-praising is also usual, but once again, it’s just for jokes. Doing
those things somehow make us closer as friends.
However, sometimes people can feel insulted by
the jokes addressed to them. Who knows they smile outside, but hurt inside?
This can be either they are too sensitive, or their friends have gone too far.
Both are not virtuous. For those who likes making fun of friends (just for
kidding), I beg please mind your words. Think first whether it’ll be okay for
the people you are addressing. For you who are too touchy about your friends’
jokes, I have a special advice.
To begin with, my friends often criticize me of
being crazy about pink. They show their disapproval in hilarious way that shows
they don’t hate me. I’m always “bullied”
in class, because of my predilection to pink, and girly stuff. Please note that
quotation in bullied. By bully I mean
is not serious bullying cases, it’s just how I express my friends’ way of
joking. Sorry, I cannot find another proper word to describe it. We are used to
calling that kind of kidding bullying
(we use this term as parody, don’t take it serious. Of course, I’m not
suffering from bullying). Sometimes I’m annoyed too with my friends’ jokes,
because I have my right to like or have or wear whatever I want to. But, hey, I
know that they are just having fun with me! The point is, with everyone mocks
you, you get your conceit pressed down.
Now, let’s contemplate. My friends and I like
claiming ourselves to be great people. For instance, I like declaring that I am
a princess; I am Princess Aurora, and so on. If my friends just admitted it, I
would be surer and surer that I am beautiful, graceful, and honourable just
like a princess. Eventually, it would grow my vanity. I would be bigheaded, and
vain. How fortunate I am that my friends never agree with my claiming!
See? I am fully aware that my friends have
helped me to keep my vanity in check. That is the blessing in disguise I meant.
My friends might not realize that they’ve saved me from arrogance. I secretly
thank them very much for doing so. You know, just a little arrogance can
destroy all the virtues you’ve done. Can you imagine how dangerous arrogance
is?
Therefore, for you who are often hurt by your
friends’ jokes to you, please bear my words in mind. Their insults are actually
blessings in disguise! Try to see the blessings before you jump into
conclusions. You may be astonished and grateful by then.
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