[b]When I started using Biro in my primary school,
and I made a mistake, I would try hard to erase
it. Sometimes I would use chalk, but later it
would reappear. So I began to use saliva, it
worked only to leave holes in my book.
My teachers then used to beat me for being
outrageously dirty. But all I tried to do was cover
my errors. One day, a kind hearted teacher who
loved me so much called me aside.
“Emma, anytime you make a mistake, just cross
it and move on. Trying to erase it would only
damage your book”.
“But, I don’t want people to see my mistake and
laugh at me”, I protested.
“Trying to erase it will make more people know
about your mess, and the stigma is for life”
Have you made a mistake, cross it and move on.
Don’t try to create more irredeemable errors by
trying within your power to erase it.
To err is human.[/b]
