{"id":18257,"date":"2024-09-21T22:46:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T22:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=18257"},"modified":"2024-09-21T22:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T22:46:28","slug":"realizing-how-immature-i-was-in-my-younger-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=18257","title":{"rendered":"Realizing How Immature I Was in My Younger Years."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LEARNING TO LISTEN AND GROW FROM MISTAKES. Looking back at my early twenties, I can\u2019t help but cringe at how I behaved. I thought I was being clever and witty, but really, I was just being inconsiderate. It\u2019s funny, though\u2014whenever I bring it up to people I knew back then, they say I wasn\u2019t that bad. But I remember specific moments that still make me uncomfortable. These were times when I was more interested in showing off than actually being a decent human being. One moment that…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Looking back at my early twenties, I can\u2019t help but cringe at how I behaved. I thought I was being clever and witty, but really, I was just being inconsiderate. It\u2019s funny, though\u2014whenever I bring it up to people I knew back then, they say I wasn\u2019t that bad. But I remember specific moments that still make me uncomfortable. These were times when I was more interested in showing off than actually being a decent human being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One moment that stands out happened at my job in New York. I had a coworker, Sarah, who was originally from Taiwan. She told me she didn\u2019t like being called Chinese, and I should\u2019ve just respected that. But instead, I thought I was \u201ceducating\u201d her by pointing out that Taiwan\u2019s official name is the Republic of China. I kept bringing it up, ignoring her feelings. Now, looking back, I realize how I could\u2019ve simply listened and respected her identity, instead of making her feel dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then there was the time in college, during a group discussion in a political science class at my university in Chicago. A classmate from Pakistan was asked about his country\u2019s major exports, and without thinking, I shouted, \u201cTerrorism!\u201d I thought it was the funniest thing ever, so much that I said it twice. My friend was visibly uncomfortable, and the TA didn\u2019t even acknowledge my comment. Back then, I thought I was hilarious, but now I know how insensitive and damaging it was. These experiences have stuck with me, reminding me of how much I had to grow and learn about empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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