When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings. She said I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my . He to me quietly, and asked, "Are those things true or not? Jane, didn't you ever think about you're really like?" Then he added, "Well, you have that girl's opinions. a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true."
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were . Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of .
I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, "Now you know about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it helpful to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."
