The Carpenter’s Gift

Activity 4

The story led me to realize that I should be the bridge builder if ever I had a misunderstanding with someone. Aside from it strengthening your friendship with that person, it will also bring joy to you both. The saying that conflict makes friendship grow stronger is really true. Because if you don’t have a fight or misunderstanding with a friend, then you won’t know their true colors. It brings out the bad in them and you will realize each other’s true attitude that you won’t be shocked if ever you have a fight again and you will know what to do next time you have a conflict. You have nothing to hide anymore and that will make you even closer. The conflict will also lead you to choose if you want to continue your friendship or just forget it. Well, the decision is yours.

Whenever I have a conflict with my older sister, I think I am the fence builder. I don’t approach her and apologize but rather the other way around. Even if it was my fault. Well, she should be because she’s older (that’s my pride talking). It seems like we always fight for the past few days. I don’t like her nowadays that I wish she go back to her boarding house. But I also feel lonely whenever she’s not around. As time passes by, the pain lessens and we forgot about them. Time heals everything. That’s why you should let the person cool down first before you try to talk some sense into them because if you do it when they’re angry, then it won’t change a thing. Everything you say or do won’t agree to them. I think that is also one of the reasons why the brothers were easily brought together again because a lot of time has passed already. It caused them to miss each other and they realized that they are the only ones who can help each other because they are family.