Nov
18
Making Mistakes.
Posted in General
I’m human. I make mistakes. So does everyone! I’m writing this blog because I have had probably one of the crappiest weeks I’ve had in a very long time.
The week started off with not getting one of the positions I had really been hoping for within my sorority. Then I made a mistake regarding some photos. Then a little later on in the week I got rejected from another position I was really hoping for. Then of course there were also various other personal issues I had going on. So basically it’s just been one thing on top of another.
What upset me the most was how some people reacted to the mistake I made. I received lots of aggressive text messages about it, and I just thought it was overall mean. I’m writing this because I think there is an overall lesson for people to learn.
When someone makes a mistake, it’s ok to be upset with them, but what I think is not ok, is attacking them for it. These texts I received really affected me this week, and frankly they weren’t appreciated. I had acknowledged and apologized that I had made a mistake, but I was still being punished for it. And after not getting either position I had wanted, it was just the cherry on top of my week.
So what I saying to anyone reading this, please just be respectful of your peers. You never know what someone has been through that week. So it’s ok to be rightfully upset, but don’t continually attack them or gang up on them. So what I ask of you is to just be conscious of your words. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can still hurt.
Go Hawks.
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