Diary Of The Wimpy Kid Essay

Nearly everyone experiences the stereotypical vast and blundering educational period known as middle school. Multiple juvenile books are written on this subject, most famous of which is Diary of the Wimpy Kid. Although every person has different experiences my middle school ordeal was largely negative. Rather than becoming outgoing and social like many others I retreated to a silent shell which I utilized to carefully guard my insecurities. I became sensitive towards the remarks of others and although never seriously bullied and possessing several friends, I became largely unhappy. Even today, I remember several of the stinging statements expressed by other people. I remember being smaller in PE, being pushed around by larger kids. But most

I vividly remember the event that unfolded as I stood on the edge of the basketball court, waiting for our turn to perform a drill. Sweat dripping down my face and my body, resting against the wall, attempting to catch my breath; my mind was peaceful and focused on the moment. However, this calm was rudely interrupted when I heard “Joseph don’t talk, you suck at basketball.” At that moment I gained the realization that I was acting in the same manner as the people in my middle school, acting as a bystander as someone was barraged with negative comments. I was even worse than people that were expressing the comments, as while they may not possess the maturity to understand the consequence of their actions; I did, and did not intervene. I always considered myself a moral person and the quote “we judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior” popped to my consciousness. From that point forward I attempted to atone for my mistake, discouraging the negative comments while acting as friendly as possible towards Joseph. I returned his high fives as well as listened to him, even if I strongly disagreed with what he