Give It Up For Others

        Hi, it's me. Still Yohana every time! Well, I'm going to tell you, today is my favorite day of the year! My birthday! I love birthdays. Especially mine. I've got everything... Gifts, birthday cards, praises, birthday greetings, and.... more! But, I'm not gonna tell you about how big is the celebration...NO! I'm going to tell you about something, very very very very very disappointing!

Today in my school schedule, there would be a music class. And the music class's schedule is to continue the last exam on last week for them who were not get their chance to show up. Well, last week, I've took the test myself and my friend because for the test, we need to coupling up. Even our teacher gives us score individual. And we've got perfect!

So, there were a few of my friends need to take the test. One of my friend asked me to come with her in the test. I actually wanted but I've been not practice in a week, so.....I said "sorry, I can't. There are lots of friends who need to pass the test like you. But I've did. And I don't wanna lose my score..."  Then she looked for friend who wanted to join her. And I pretty believe that my teacher saw and watched that moment and he was just, like... Ummm.. Just, read this!

I saw her found her partner so... I think, that's okay, she'll be fine, I thought. I saw she failed a few times but at the end, she gave up with an almost wonderful score.

When the class was almost over, my teacher sat there in front of the class then he told us an inspiring words... "Help seems very very easy. But it's actually very very very risky. You could help your friend but your perfect score might gonna lose. I appreciate for who gave up their score for their friends better than for themselves.... Be useful for others!" And I believe that he tried to 'warn' me. Because he saw how was my reaction when my friend asked me and I 'rejected' her.

I just....like.....you know...sad because of my mean heart. I don't want to take a risk for my friends' own 'safety'. I just care to myself, only care for my scores! Not to my friends. I should have been brave enough to take those chances to be more useful. Now I'm just... thinking to change my mean self. Thank you for reminding us to be more useful, sir. And hope you read this (for my teacher). And for you, hope this will be...a great experience to learn.

The birthday-girl,
Yohana