Dinma looked so mean the first day I set my eyes on her that I concluded that she was a spoilt brat. Of all the girls in high school, I naturally didn't want to mingle with her because of that.
One day at school, Mr. Kodjo, our biology class teacher, gave us an assignment to go look for a specimen for one of our practicals, and Dinma was in my group. "Oh no. I felt very upset because I knew it was going to be hard to work with a girl I didn't just fancy. "Can I work with someone else?" I politely asked Mr. Kodjo, who gave me a stern look. "You must work with whom I have paired you with!"
From that moment on, I knew I had no other choice but to start up a conversation with Dinma: "When are we going to look for the cow's horn?" I reluctantly asked her. "Let's do it over the weekend; I am usually less busy by then," Dinma replied casually as she walked out of the class since the period was over.
The weekend arrived, and at about noon, we headed out as we began our journey of searching for the cow's horn as a specimen for our biology practical. We were both quiet for the first 30 minutes, but eventually, Dinma broke the silence and said, "Do you care for ice cream?" The sun is frigging hot." She politely asked me, "Yes, of course." I replied immediately, and then we dashed to the closest eatery to calm our nerves. While having the ice cream, we started a random discussion, and before you know it, Dinma laughed for the first time in my presence, which created a very beautiful impression in my head.
"Tell me more about yourself," I requested. She wore a very beautiful smile as she began to tell me things I never knew about her, some of which I could resonate with, and many others were like we had so many things in common that I felt guilty for a moment and couldn't hide it any longer. "Oh no, Dinma, I am so sorry to have judged you without getting to know you," I pleaded because Dinma was a very sweet soul from the conversation we had. "It's fine; I am used to people judging me by how mean I look." She replied, still wearing her smile, as we held hands and headed out of the eatery to continue our search for the specimen.
That day was the start of something beautiful, the once mean girl I knew became the sweetest soul ever, As time went by I came to realize that Dinma was way different from how she looked, very calm and collected, well-mannered, very caring and honest.
Our friendship waxed stronger, and to this day, she is one of my dearest friends, even after so many years have passed I can't help but thank Mr. Kodjo for bringing us together on that particular day in search of a specimen for our biology practical.
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We should learn never to judge people by our first impressions of them. The person deem unacceptable to be friends may turn out to be the best friend we will ever have. I'm sure you will ever be grateful for the science teacher for forcefully pairing you with your friend, Dinma. Because of that you discovered how amazing a person she is. I'm sure you learned an invaluable lesson from that experience.
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Yeah, it all turned out well in the end, I am so happy our teacher paired her with me. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great holiday.
What a heartwarming tale about not judging a book by its cover! I love how this chance assignment that forced you and Dinma together ended up blossoming into a meaningful friendship. It just shows that our initial perceptions of people are often inaccurate.
That's right, initial perception are truly deceptive, one needs to know a person very well before they judge them. Thank you for stopping by.
That's was a nice one. Sometimes we don't need to judge someone attitude until we get close to them.
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That's why they say appearance may deceive. I am glad you and Dinma got to know each other more and you know that she wasn't a mean person. It's very important to know a little about somebody before judging them.
Yeah, it's very important to know people before judging them, thank you so much for visiting.
You obviously judged a book by its cover, but thank goodness you had a good chance to get closer and changed the initial impression. It's a good thing that you didn't close your mind forever on her
Yeah, thank God I didn't close my mind forever and today I am glad she became my friend. Thank you for stopping by.
It's wrong to judge people on face value. We get that a lot in this country. You know, all of that profiling based on outlook. Doesn't make sense. I stopped myself from being one who does so.
You never would have known how amazing a person Dinma was if not for that practical. It's best to maybe study the person a little than just draw vague conclusions.
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Being open-minded with the people we meet or see is a beautiful thing that will breed even more exceptional experiences in our lives. It's lovely you got to know her and be great friends. Merry Christmas 🎄 🎉🎊
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