How I Can Make Myself a Better Person

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How I can make myself a better person Like everybody else, I am not perfect. There are many things wrong with me. It is my dearest wish that I can improve my weaknesses. The first thing wrong with me is my brutal honesty. I can never tell a lie, even a white one. I always tell the truth, however hurtful it may be. If an ugly woman asks me how she looks in a new dress, I will unwaveringly answer, ‘Very ugly.’ If someone asks me why I do not visit him, I will unflinchingly answer, ‘I don’t like your wife.’ The way I speak does not endear me to others. The fact is many people hate me and I have very few friends. Only those who know me very well know that I have a very good heart in spite of the terrible things I say. However, recently when only five people attended my birthday party, I knew I had to clean up my mouth or my circle of friends will disappear altogether. Another fault of mine is I talk too loudly. People tell me that if they listen to me talk for too long, they will become deaf. My voice is extremely loud. Those who know me have also learnt not to tell me confidential things. I would very loudly repeat what they said so that everyone so that everyone within a hundred meters can hear and the secret is not much a secret. Once a woman told me a secret and I repeated it loudly, ‘What! Your husband had an affair with the maid!’ After that, the woman became my sworn enemy. I am quite scared to talk to children for they will be invariably frightened by my thunderous voice and start to cry. Roadside peddlers who use public address systems to sell their goods hate me when I talk near to them. My voice will even drown their amplified voices. I must learn to tone down my voice or nobody will want me around. One more thing for which I am hated is my argumentative nature. Telling me anything is like insignificant remark pass without expressing my views on it.
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