Taking Responsibility -- Chien Nguyen

When I was a naughty boy at the age of 15, there were some awful deeds that I disobeyed my parents' advice. For example, I sometimes said liars to my parents and did something against them but did not admit my sins. 

One day, my friends and I planned a football match at My Dinh Stadium on Saturday (a day off); however, my parents commanded me to come to the field to take care of our buffalo. Therefore, in order to hang out with my friends, I made a decision to lie to my parents that I had a group discussion for our next presentation. Then, they agreed totally and I had an enjoyable football match with my classmates.

Unfortunately, during my football match, one of my next neighbors saw me playing with my friends and informed my mother. As a result, my mom shouted at me seriously, but I did not admit my guilty and blamed my neighbor for his wrong experience. 
However, two days later, I felt conscience-stricken for my bad behavior. Accordingly, I confessed my sins and gave an apology to my parents at the next lunch. Auspiciously, they indeed forgave me. Until now, I have been always aware of my responsibility for my actions and their effects on others. Last but not least, one of the proverbs about lies and truth which I vividly remember is "Truth will out" which literally means in the end what is true will come to be known; the truth always appears eventually, despite all efforts to hide it.  


Comments

  1. Asaka MatsudaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:10 PM

    I have a same experience as you (^^;)

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  2. Nao MiyaharaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:15 PM

    You are a nice person because you apologize to your parents.

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  3. Ilryeon YunAugust 23, 2023 at 4:15 PM

    I also have the same experience as you haha

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  4. Natsumi IwamotoAugust 23, 2023 at 4:21 PM

    I understand your feeling because I also have done that during the exam term.

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  5. Fumiya NakagawaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:21 PM

    I think it's important to take honest response.

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  6. AnjiAugust 23, 2023 at 4:24 PM

    I wanna see your buffalo! Is it normal to have buffalo in your country?

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  7. LuAugust 23, 2023 at 4:26 PM

    Once we start lying, we have to cover up the truth with more lies.

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  8. Chia MiyaharaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

    I was surprised that you had a buffalo in your house.

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  9. Mai KandaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

    Are your parents having buffalo now? I wanna see buffalo too!

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  10. Ryota IwamiAugust 23, 2023 at 4:39 PM

    I also have the same experience.

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  11. Tomoe ArakiAugust 23, 2023 at 4:39 PM

    I also hate to obey my parents......

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  12. Ren FunayamaAugust 23, 2023 at 4:40 PM

    I want to see your buffalo someday!

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  13. Aina TaniguchiAugust 23, 2023 at 4:43 PM

    I think you are still naughty male lol.

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