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White Book~

When I was in school years ago, each classroom had something called a Red Book. That Red Book was a very special book. It was a dreaded piece of binded paper because of one thing and one thing only - it was a book used by my teachers to record down names of those caught misbehaving in class and at the end of each week that book goes to the disciplinary teacher. Those names recorded in there will then get their weekly share of punishment, either canning or community service (i.e. community service in an all-boy school basically means cleaning the school toilet!).

Ya know, this leads me to one conclusion - people are remembered more for the bad they have done rather than good.

The Red Book is a very good example of how we are so engrossed in pinning down those who falter. I am not saying the Red Book method of disciplining was wrong, in fact I find it rather effective in reminding us to behave ourselves.

I decided to create a little book in my mind. Let's call it the White Book for simplicity! This little White Book in head is a book that records down all the good about people I know. After all, I realised that I value people for their good and not for their bad. If I don't value the bad part of someone, why bother even trying to remember them. Wouldn't it be better to just know the good in someone?

At the end of the day, no matter who we meet with the exception of God (if you get a chance to meet him, chances are you are dead), there will always be the good and bad side of that person. It's not about the good or the bad outweighing each other but it's about knowing someone for what they are good for!

Do you have a little White Book?

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