BE TEACHABLE

I was looking back to when we were still in school. We were in a "being taught" environment. We were all sitting faced to the teacher and we had exams to motivate us to want to be taught. However, learning does not end when I get my degree in university. Learning continues when I stepped into the working society. In the society, there is nothing to motivate you to want to be taught. Our pride in us built up and we find it difficult to lay down our pride to accept that we need to change certain aspects of our life. It's the same for me.

Then one day, my pastor preached about being teachable and I began to look into my own life. Yes, indeed there were many "teachers" in my life and because of pride, I kept pushing their teachings away from me. How much I have missed out! If I had my pride broken earlier, I would have become a better person earlier.

Recently, I see my "old self" in a colleague of mine. Because she matters, I told her that she needs to make an effort to change the way she walks (she walks with big arm swings and big strides with feet pointing outwards). It will make her look better. Not only was I reminding her, other colleagues were reminding her too. However, her excuses were always "I'm tired. That is why I walk the way I am walking now." After a while, we stopped our reminders. She has an unteachable attitude. No point wasting our effort.

This incident has once again reminded me of having a teachable attitude. Only then will I be able to become a better person.