When I was in Grade Eight, I had an argument with my classmate Da Wei. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.
I believed that I was right and he was wrong. But he believed that I was wrong and he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us a lesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk, there was a large and round object. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what color the object was, "white". Da Wei answered. I couldn't believe it. Clearly it was black. Another argument started between he and me-this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told us to change places and now she asked me what color the object was. I had to answer "white". It was an object with two differently colored sides -from his side it was white, while, from my side it was black. "Boys, now what do you say?" The teacher smiled at us. Da Wei has been my best friend ever since.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day. When you disagree with others, you'd better be in their shoes.
