The day I fell and was laughed at, I became the protagonist for a little while
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If I could, I would
rather not feel embarrassed
I don't want to fall in front of people.
I don't want to say anything weird.
I want to avoid anything that would make someone laugh at me.
I am also, if anything, an introverted and reserved type.
I am not good at being in the spotlight.
If I could, I would stay quietly in the background.
Even if I were to stand out, I would only want to stand out in cool situations.
But life doesn't work out that conveniently.
The other day,I fell with all my might.
And it wasspectacular enough to be laughed at.
I fell spectacularly on a slope
It happened when I went out with a friend.
I was trying to take a photo, and
it was the moment I stepped back a little.
Whoosh.
The sensation under my feet vanished in an instant.
"Oh, I'm done for."
By the time I thought that, it was already too late, and I wasfalling spectacularly as if sliding down the slope.
It wasn't something cute like stumbling a little or tripping lightly.
Even I thought,"Wait, is that even a way to fall?"It was that kind of fall.
Honestly,it was quite embarrassing.
I've always been a bit clumsy.
I trip over nothing and slip on my feet almost every day.
So, in my mind, I felt,
"Ah,I've done something embarrassing again today."
But,
the reaction of those around me was different.The people nearby
burst into laughter when they saw how I fell.
My friend also,
"Not again!"
saying that,
was laughing out loud.
To be embarrassed, or to turn it into a laugh
At that moment,I felt like time had stopped for just a second.
If I were to be genuinely embarrassed here,
the atmosphere would probably become awkward.
If the person involved looks down,
those around them won't know if it's okay to laugh.
An embarrassing event,
the atmosphere changes depending on how the person takes it.
Thinking that, I immediately laughed at myself.
"What am I doing, how embarrassing!"
Saying that,
I was the first tolaugh off my own fall.
Then,the atmosphere became light, almost magically.
My friend laughed even more.
The people around me also laughed as if they were relieved.
The"embarrassing event"from just a moment ago,
before I knew it,had turned into a "fun event."At that moment, I felt like
I was the protagonist of the scenefor just a little bit.And I thought,
embarrassing things might actually be a good thing.
Failure can be material to brighten up the room
People naturally,
try to avoid embarrassing situations.
We don't want to be thought of as strange.
We don't want to be laughed at.
We don't want to stand out for the wrong reasons.
I think that feeling is completely natural.But perhaps we are
viewing embarrassment more negatively than necessary.Of course, it's wrong to find amusement in things that hurt others or cause trouble for someone.However, when it comes to our own minor mistakes or clumsy moments,
they aren't things to hide, but
can become material to brighten the mood.
People who are a little bit flawed are more approachable than perfect people.People who can laugh at their own failures are easier to get close to than those who never fail.If I had just taken a normal photo and walked normally, I don't think anything would have come of it.
But because I fell spectacularly, it caused laughter.
It became a memory with my friends.
I was even able to turn it into this article.
It didn't just end as a failure.
It turned into a delicious experience.
Embarrassment is a delicious thing
Embarrassing things are embarrassing.
The moment you fall, it's naturally embarrassing.
But if you can laugh at yourself in that moment,
the meaning of the event changes slightly.
What you thought was "the worst"
becomes a smile for someone else.
What you wanted to hide as "embarrassing"
becomes a memory.
That's why I'm sure I'll fall again in the future.
I'll probably slip again.
But when that happens, if possible, I want to laugh and say it myself.
"Well, this is a delicious moment."
Embarrassment is a delicious thing.
If you can think that way,
life might become a little more interesting.