I always think my family is really interesting because I have a mom who doesn’t have to work so she follows me everywhere I go and stays with me almost every seconds in my life. Well, it isn’t entirely a bad thing, but it surely isn’t good as well. From my perspective, it’s just so weird to talk about stuff in school with her at first, especially, she knows even more than I do. But then, I got used to it, she can question me anything she wants to. So the only person, who would have that kind of long conversation with me, is my mom.
In my whole life, be precisely, for the past 15 years, my mom has always been having conversations with me about “how to be a perfect person”. Three things she kept reminding me until now: good grades, good personality and a wonderful reputation.
I can’t deny that those aren’t essential. Good grades definitely make me have an easier life in school. She always told me that, “You may not be the most intelligent one, but you sure can be the most hardworking one. Remember, you aren’t studying for me, you are studying for your own good.” I used to think those were just bollocks, but now I seem to understand what she said although it has been ages since the last time we had this kind of conversation.
Good personality is important too. I never disagree with her on this one. Because being kind isn’t harmful at all, it’s quite good actually. It helps me to make more friends.
However, recently, she has been talking about reputation with me almost every day. She says, “If a perfect person has done something wrong, even just for a little bit, it can ruin a person’s whole life. Then, every time people ever think of that person, they will always remember the bad part.” I didn’t really understand but after a while, I came around, because some of my friends have done things that sound unreasonable to people. But they didn’t realize until someone told them. But at that moment, everything is too late; from that moment, everyone is only going to remember the wrong things they have done, but forget how good that person is. From their experience, I see how important the reputation is. So every day, I try to do the best I can. I try to make as many friends as I can. I try to accomplish whatever is good for me. And I try really hard to make everyone think of me as a person who fears of nothing, which is impossible; because basically, those people who really know me, they know how shy and childish I am inside me. And every day I wake up, I try my best to stay where I am now and let no rumors or other things to drag me down.
Talking with my mom isn’t always a delightful thing to do, but it surely has a huge impact on me. It makes me a better person and it helps me to achieve where I am now. There’s nothing can express my grateful now so I want to say: Thanks, mom, for everything.
In my whole life, be precisely, for the past 15 years, my mom has always been having conversations with me about “how to be a perfect person”. Three things she kept reminding me until now: good grades, good personality and a wonderful reputation.
I can’t deny that those aren’t essential. Good grades definitely make me have an easier life in school. She always told me that, “You may not be the most intelligent one, but you sure can be the most hardworking one. Remember, you aren’t studying for me, you are studying for your own good.” I used to think those were just bollocks, but now I seem to understand what she said although it has been ages since the last time we had this kind of conversation.
Good personality is important too. I never disagree with her on this one. Because being kind isn’t harmful at all, it’s quite good actually. It helps me to make more friends.
However, recently, she has been talking about reputation with me almost every day. She says, “If a perfect person has done something wrong, even just for a little bit, it can ruin a person’s whole life. Then, every time people ever think of that person, they will always remember the bad part.” I didn’t really understand but after a while, I came around, because some of my friends have done things that sound unreasonable to people. But they didn’t realize until someone told them. But at that moment, everything is too late; from that moment, everyone is only going to remember the wrong things they have done, but forget how good that person is. From their experience, I see how important the reputation is. So every day, I try to do the best I can. I try to make as many friends as I can. I try to accomplish whatever is good for me. And I try really hard to make everyone think of me as a person who fears of nothing, which is impossible; because basically, those people who really know me, they know how shy and childish I am inside me. And every day I wake up, I try my best to stay where I am now and let no rumors or other things to drag me down.
Talking with my mom isn’t always a delightful thing to do, but it surely has a huge impact on me. It makes me a better person and it helps me to achieve where I am now. There’s nothing can express my grateful now so I want to say: Thanks, mom, for everything.