Have you ever had to choose between a popular decision that was wrong and an unpopular decision that was right? What makes someone popular v. unpopular? Is there a situation you can remember that involved a conflict between a friend and yourself? After thinking about the conflict did you find yourself to be in the wrong; but your pride got in the way of an apology?
I remember when I was in tenth grade and discovered what it meant to be popular v. unpopular. There was a boy in one of my classes that asked me to go to a dance with him. I was really excited about the invitation because I kind of liked the boy. Unfortunately, I consulted with my friends before I gave the boy my decision; and my friends made fun of me because his parents didn’t make a lot of money, and he didn’t drive a nice car. I knew it was wrong to not give him a chance just because he was “unpopular”, but I couldn’t get over the ridicule I would face from my friends. I told the boy I could not go with him to the dance.
As an adult I realize this was the wrong decision, but as an adolescent my pride and prejudice got the best of me.
2 comments:
This reminds me very much of Jane Austin's Persuasion.
I think that the example given was a perfect one of pride and prejudice. It is hard to say that we change decisions that we've made in the past because at the time, that was the maturity level of our developing minds. After coming of age, it is more important to do what is best for you and not what others want. I have dated the nerdy of the nerdiest but it was the best relationship i had ever had. In middle school, I know i would not have dared to date him. It is good to distinguish between pride and prejudice to distinguish when a decision is good for your mind but bad for your heart.
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