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For some people, it’s really hard to ask for help when they are in trouble. Well, I am one of those people. I am not the type who can just walk up to anyone and seek help; maybe that’s why I am a twin. I can tell my twin anything. I sometimes ask for advice when the situation really needs a second party. Am not one of the people who like people knowing my business and all that. My twin brother might give good advices at times but I, on the other hand, am the opposite of good bits of advice hehe. I can only give evil advice.
Well, thinking about something with which I’ve been given a piece of advice has taken me a very long time to think about. Even as I am writing this post I am thinking and thinking. Yes, I’ve got something now.
Well, growing up, saying the word am sorry was one of the hardest things for me to do. I don’t know why but then I feel like this was as a result of my anger issues. Like I could get angry at the slightest thing that someone said to me. So as I was about getting into senior high, my auntie gave me a word of advice. She sat me down and after hours and hours of talking, she told me these two words as one of the most powerful things on this earth. She said the words am sorry can make and unmake a situation within a few seconds, the words am sorry can change a bad situation into a good situation.
Well, at first it was hard for me to comprehend this as I was one of the worst people to ever hear the word am sorry from. Well, fast forward and I then I realised it was really powerful. You know freshers and seniors wahala even when the senior knows fully well that you are right. They make sure to frustrate you until you can’t take it anymore. From the beginning it seemed a certain senior didn’t like me for absolutely no reason so he set out to stress my life in the boarding house.
As someone who didn’t give a heck about people, I wasn’t really bothered as I thought it would eventually end. Well, it turned out I was wrong for thinking that. He wanted to pass on the tradition of stressing the hell out of a fresher's life the moment they reported so I was the unlucky one he set his eyes on. The first few weeks of my boarding experience were hell as I didn’t know who to turn to. Each time I asked my fellow freshers they told me to report him to the school authorities and hope for a change, but I was scared that wouldn’t work as he could find a way of manipulating his way out of the trouble.
Well, I didn’t know why he was angry so I decided to confront him one day and ask what the problem was. He had nothing to say soo all I did was apologise for any wrongdoing. I didn’t think it was gonna make a significant change but then I was wrong, It turned out to cool his heart and from then he stopped stressing me. To me, that piece of advice from my auntie has always been a big blessing to me. Those two words have taken me out of a lot of trouble whenever I get into one.
Am still one of the people who hardly say am sorry but when I am wrong I say it instantly no matter who it is. At times to end a bad situation I can put my ego aside and say sorry. I think it’s a good thing to say to make and unmake a bad situation.