Rotten Apples Can't Revert Back To Good Apples?

Today's Topic: Rotten Apples Can't Revert Back To Good Apples?

Okay, I'm sure all you aren't so stupid to think that I was referring to apples. I was referring to people. If they are rotten, they can't revert back to good?

Recently, my school's principal came to our class and pointed out a few notorious pupils in the class. As she was lecturing, I was disturbed by the line, "You shouldn't mix around with this rotten apples, or else you'll be rotten too. Rotten apples can never be good apples." She said that people like us will never repent.

I sank into deep thoughts.

In my opinion, I think these rotten apples should be pressured by the good apples, so that they would be good apples too. One might be notorious when he's young. It's nature's way. When they come to a stage where they realized that they were being too childish. They'll repent. I'm sure of that. My other friends and I are trying to monitor and help these rotten apples to be a good apple. I don't believe that a cheetah can't change it's spots. Neither do I believe that one mistake really means everything.

But, on the other hand, a bad record may have stained that person's life. Employers, principals, teachers, workers, and friends shouldn't decide on the person by his record. One should decide whether this person really want to change for the better. :)

Humans make mistakes. But only the wisest among these humans will repent.

- Firdaus Firlany, 2007