Small Talk:
In my teaching career, I've had several experiences of being misunderstood by parents. One of the most memorable experiences was one day I received a call from a parent after work. She said that she found bruises on her child and suspected abuse by teachers at school, and had already reported it to the police.
I reassured her and asked her to let me take some time to contact each teacher and assistant before calling her back. After hanging up, I began making contact, and after some verification and discussion, I confirmed that nothing unusual had happened, and corporal punishment or abuse was impossible.
Then, I called the parent to explain the school's activities and schedule of the day, and that absolutely her kid had not been physically punished.
Only after I explained, she said that she was mistaken; it was paint, not a bruise. That feeling of being doubted, misunderstood, I still remember it vividly right now.
Recently, a similar incident occurred in Taiwanese politics. Reports surfaced that the spokesperson of a certain party alleged that the government installed a tracker on the party member's , claiming to possess irrefutable evidence.
Later, the prosecution's investigation revealed that the incident was not true. One could only imagine how the person who was defamed felt at the time.
However, the outcome was utterly absurd. When the media asked the spokesperson if an apology was necessary, the person actually said, "Taiwanese politics truly has no sense of humor."
"To err is human, to forgive is divine." This is a truth everyone knows, but the greatest virtue is that "A fault confessed is half redressed." That's the most precious thing, isn't it?
