The man who admitted his mistake

     People make mistakes, but it is the correcting of those mistakes that is a true judge of character. An arab woman just got a job and one of her coworkers was racist and was very open about that. She hated the job at first because everyday she would go to work knowing that she was being judged by her race, not by the quality of job that she was doing. This affected her work performance greatly because she just didn't see the point of working her hardest because no one was paying attention to her work. This continued for a couple of weeks until she was fed up and had to confront the guy. She just asked him what his problem was and he told her he did not like arabs. She was outraged at first but then tried talking him out of it and making him realize that he was wrong. At first he was apprehensive in giving up his viewpoint, but in time after all of his conversations with her he gave her a sincere apology and felt awful for the way he acted. She forgave him and then a great friendship was formed.
       Everyone does things at one point or another that they are not proud of. That man showed his courage by admitting that he was wrong and apologizing to her. A lot of people cannot do that today and its discouraging. Even if they know that they are wrong, they simply have to much pride to change their views and admit their mistakes. That is where most of racism stems from. I have been through similar situations and tried to speak logically and explain to the person why they are wrong only to have that person shut me down and have no rationale for their actions except for because. Anyone who only has the word because to back up their actions should really think about their viewpoints and how other people view them. Life as an arab in america can sometimes be difficult, but I am proud of my race and im not afraid to let people know that.
         No one should have to hide who they are for the sake of others. Instead people should learn to express themselves and if someone has a problem with it, address them and if they still have a problem just ignore them because obviously they are not worth your time. Be yourself and try to improve the world and that is what I define as a truly good person.