Everyone forgets, so what's the deal?

Hello everyone!

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To a lot of people who treat others that forget things as trash, it needs to stop because humans are bound to forget things. It is just that some people do so excessively, which is where it becomes worrisome.

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I decided to start with this because I have been backlashed a lot due to forgetfulness, and during those times, I kept wondering if those people never experienced forgetfulness themselves or if they had never forgotten something in one way or another.

The most recent experience I had was last year when a certain man, well-known in the city, was moving around to get details of those in the laundry business because the state government was said to be organizing an empowerment program. The man is someone I know, and he knows me very well because he patronizes me once in a while. I submitted my details in written form in his book, and when he left, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to add a certain figure in the number of codes I submitted.

As soon as I realized my mistake, I called him several times, but he refused to pick up.

"Okay, maybe he deleted my number and does not receive calls from unsaved numbers," I assumed. So, I decided to send him an SMS containing the missing figure. The message was delivered. I waited for about an hour before calling him again. I called and called, but the man still refused to pick up. I then resorted to messaging him on WhatsApp. Till today, my message remains unread.
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That evening, as I reflected on everything that had happened, I muffled out laughter because I could not believe it was me who had been so serious, calling someone who refused to pick up, sending both text and SMS, yet still being ignored. That was so unusual of me!

Right then and there, I deleted his number and agreed within myself that the man should go to hell. I hate it when people act like God, as if they cannot forget something or make mistakes.

As funny as this may sound, the program for which he was collecting records may not even materialize. Most times, if such programs do happen, they manipulate the process by keeping a lot of the items meant for empowerment to themselves. They also tend to select people who either bribed them or are their relatives. Honestly, I do not put much interest in things like that, and that is just how my life is because the chance of getting selected by them is 1/100.

It has been about six months since that man collected the details, and I have not seen or heard any sign that the people around me, who I believe did not make mistakes, have received any equipment for empowerment.

Like I said earlier, at the moment I was calling the man and he refused to answer my calls so that I could submit the accurate record, I felt pained and scared. I felt as though I had already been kicked out of the event. I felt really bad. But after that, I just laughed over it and moved on.

Thanks for reading.

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