Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank


During a prank, a student stuck a paper on his classmate’s back that said “I’m stupid”. He asked the rest of the class not to tell him.
Thus the class began laughing throught the period.
Next period was math class. The math professor wrote a difficult question on the board.
No one was able to answer it except that student. The teacher asked the class to clap for the students and personally removed the paper on his back.


Then he faced towards the rest of the class & said “ Today we had a great learning session. I had learnt two great lessons.


1. Throughout your life, people will put labels on your back with many bad things written on it to stop your progress.
If the student had known about the paper, perhaps he would not have ventured to answer it.
All you have to do is ignore it. Ignore the labels people give you and use every chance you have to progress, learn & improve yourself.”

2. It’s  clear that he does not have any loyal friends among you all to tell
him about removing the paper. It does not matter how many friends you have, it is the Loyalty between you and your friends that matter.
Collected from internet.

Ignore the limiting labels others put on you and focus on your progress and self-improvement.

True friends offer loyalty, not just laughter, reminding us that quality matters more than quantity.

Published by Dr. Ramakanta

Pediatrician and occasional blogger

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