Breaking a Rule

Why do people break a rule ?

            

              It was an ordinary day.Everyone has something to do, it’s either for school or for occupational activities. My mother and father worked for a long period of time. Me and my two sisters go to school every weekdays and arrived home late in the evening. My family and I was so busy that we don’t meet each other for a long time.  My mother noticed that we were so tired in the whole week. She asked,”Do you want to have a picnic? “ mother said.......“Are you sure ma ?” my little sister replied.

            “ Yes, I’ve noticed that you were so tired in this past few days”, mother replied as she continued the conversation. Then silence covered the room.”Hey! Want some fun? “,she asked us again. “Of course !” my father and I agreed. My family started to plan for it.

            I went outside as my mother followed , she whispered, “Hey dear, bring some of your friends, no! I mean one of your friends.” On the way to the bedroom, with a second thought in my mind, “What if I bring all of my friends?, for sure it’s gonna be so much fun”.

Then, the day came in one beautiful Sunday morning. We are all ready for the picnic. Everyone was so busy preparing “baon” such as puto,biko, and some dishes that my mother cooked for a long period of time. My mother asked me to call my friend that I used to came with. One hour later, all of us were  ready for a long trip but my friends were not yet there. I just thought that maybe their on their way, and here they come! My mother was surprised because she didn’t expect that I could do that thing.As the long trip was done. We’re on the house yet when my mother asked me to come with her. I knew what would happen next. Okay. I broke a rule. I felt so nervous . It’s a long “sermon” from my mother. “ How could you broke my rule? A rule is a rule, rule that you shouldn’t break.” as she started. There’s a lot of reason that was in my mind. I didn’t reply anything but I  knew and I had a reason why I should. After a long “ discussion” with my mother, I saw them (my family) staring at me as if they would like to eat me. I thought they were very angry at me. I felt so down and ashamed because of this very big mistake

From this experience, I learned two important things. First, sometimes we break a rule because we want to please others. No one wants to break a rule; there are just a times that we can’t help doing so because others might feel bad about us. Second, once you do something wrong, we should accept the consequence and should not do the same mistake all over again.

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