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NGUYEN VAN VINH (Grade 7A, Binh Minh Secondary School, Hai Duong City) January 12, 2025 09:00

Today, I finally dared to confess and admit my mistake to Minh, my best friend in class. This is also a big lesson for me this winter.

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Minh and I are in the same class, but Minh's family is richer. Minh's parents buy him lots of toys and nice clothes. Minh's father often goes abroad, so he often has new toys. There are even things that I would hardly have because they are too expensive and Minh's father buys them abroad.

Minh and I have been friends since elementary school. Although Minh is rich, he is quite sociable and easy to approach. Whenever he has a delicious dish or a new story, Minh often shares it with me instead of selfishly keeping it for himself. Therefore, I like him and am willing to come to his house to explain when Minh does not understand or has not grasped the lesson in class.

In secondary school, Minh and I went to the same school and class. Compared to Minh, I studied better. I was always at the top of the class, while Minh was behind. Therefore, Minh sometimes felt self-conscious and was afraid to play with me. I always tried to be friendly and help him more in his studies. We were so close, but recently an embarrassing act made me feel guilty towards Minh.

Last weekend, when we were preparing for the semester exams, Minh invited me to his house to study together, asking me to tutor him in physics and math. These are two subjects that Minh is not good at. When I come to Minh's house, I am always overwhelmed by the toys that his father bought for him. In particular, among them is a model of a fighter plane that Minh neatly kept on top of the bookshelf. I have liked this model for a long time. After studying for a while, Minh told me to stay in my room while he picked up his sister from kindergarten because his parents were coming home late today.

Because I really liked the airplane model and had wanted it for so long, when I looked at the model, I had the idea of ​​taking it from Minh. At that time, I thought that Minh had so many toys that he didn't notice it and he must have gotten bored of playing with it so he left it on the top of the bookshelf like that. Thinking that, I immediately put the airplane model in my bag. After studying with Minh for a while, I made an excuse to go home early.

The next day in class, I saw Minh looking depressed. When I asked him, he said that the model airplane his grandfather gave him had disappeared for some reason. His grandfather had just passed away due to illness. This was the last thing his grandfather bought him for his birthday before he passed away, so Minh treasured it very much.

I knew Minh was sad but I hid it because I was afraid. It was only when my mother saw the new airplane model and asked me that I honestly told her. She advised me to tell the truth and apologize to Minh. She also taught me not to take other people's things no matter how much I like them. When you make a mistake, you need to honestly admit it.

Following my mother's advice, after finishing my semester exams, on Sunday, I cycled to Minh's house to play and didn't forget to bring the model airplane back to him. Minh was very happy to receive the airplane. I thought he would turn his back on me and stop playing with me, but on the contrary, Minh wasn't angry and said he also guessed that I took it but was afraid that I would feel guilty so he didn't say anything.

I silently thanked Minh. His forgiveness and understanding taught me a lesson in honesty. After that time, our friendship remained as close as the first day.

NGUYEN VAN VINH (Grade 7A, Binh Minh Secondary School, Hai Duong City)
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