On Sunday we had a great class where we discussed the dangers of words. Words can be worse than a sword. How many of us have said things to friends by mistake and hurt someone's feelings?
Can you post a situation where that has happened? What was the result? How did you resolve the situation?
If the conflict has not resolved itself yet, what have you tried to do to resolve it?
In today's world we use technology a lot, and in my situation this plays a big role. My friend and I were emailing each other and she actually called me some names, really acting sarcastic and just playing around, but since I couldn't hear her sarcasm or see her facial expressions, I thought she was really being mean, to the point I was very mad at her. Afterwards when I saw her in person she came up to me and asked me why I wasn't replying to any of her emails, I explained the whole thing to her. Finally she understood and apologized to me and now whenever we are emailing, texting or whatever, we are careful to what we say to each other, because "words can be worse than a sword".
ReplyDeleteDear Effie:
DeleteDo you know how many times I got in trouble because of emails or texts. This is where DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP will now come into play. We will switch gears now and work on proper use of the internet as well as all technological gadgets.
Words are our chief method of communication, however, they can sure hurt if misused.
Theio Mike
When I read the topics for the Oratorical Festival last year and I chose the topic of bullying and Christianity, one thought came to my mind; an instance in which my best friend became the aggressor to another student in a verbal form of bullying. Because my friend had lost his father, he felt it was okay to take his frustrations out on a fellow student by verbally abusing him because, in his mind, he did not "fit in" with the rest of the crowd. After witnessing this, I felt it was my responsibility to step in and try to be a mediator for my friend and the fellow student. I sat my friend down and spoke to him in a sympathetic tone because I knew that this was not the kid that I knew, he clearly was distraught over his father's death and dealt with his emotions by tormenting and bullying another student. He listened to me as I told him that he did nothing wrong and that he should take a step back and consider how he is hurting an innocent kid. He took my advice, realized he was being wrong by lashing out at someone innocent and stopped the verbal abuse. I believe that we need to live our lives as Jesus has taught us and to be good and true Christians. Eric Mantziaris
ReplyDeleteDear Eric:
DeleteWow! That is awesome that you did that. Truly you acred in a Christian way. I am one who was on the other side of it between 4th grade and 8th grade. It really hurt every day. Nobody stood in to say, "Hey, cut it out!" It took me to start a fight to get back at one of the kids when things finally started calming down. Of course, I was suspended. I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS ACTION!
I believe God gave us this life and this planet in order to live together as one family; one race. We have to leave this planet better than we found it. Of course, we don't.
Thank you for participating in my BLOG.
I am going to switch gears now and focus on DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: the proper use of technology.
Please continue blogging if you can. This would really help my class project as well!
Sincerely,
Mike