Well, let me tell you about this tennis thing. I saw it on that TV thingy, the one with all the colors. This girl, a tennis star, she was playing a game. You know, hitting that little yellow ball back and forth, back and forth. It’s kinda like when we used to play catch with them old potatoes back on the farm, only fancier.
So, this tennis star, she was having a bad day, I guess. Frowning and stomping her feet, just like my grandson when he don’t get his candy. And then, there was this other girl, just a young’un, maybe about the same age as my granddaughter. This young girl, she was there to help, you know, picking up the balls and giving them to the star.
But this tennis star, oh boy, she was something else. The young girl tried to give her the balls, but the star, she just ignored her. Like she wasn’t even there. The balls bounced off her, and the star didn’t even flinch. Just kept on frowning. It wasn’t right, I tell ya. Nobody should treat another person like that, especially not a young girl just trying to do her job.
- First, the star didn’t even look at the girl.
- Then, the balls hit the girl, and still nothing.
- It was like the girl was invisible or something.
Now, I don’t know much about tennis rules, but I know about being polite. And that star, she wasn’t being polite at all. My old mama always said, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” And I reckon that tennis star’s mama didn’t teach her that.
People are saying this tennis star “humiliated” the girl. That’s a big word, but I get it. It means she made the girl feel small, like she didn’t matter. And that’s just plain mean. It’s like when that big rooster in our yard used to chase the little chickens around. Just bullying, plain and simple.
I heard later that the tennis star said sorry. Said she was “deep in her thoughts” and didn’t even notice the girl. Well, maybe so. But even if you’re thinking hard about something, you should still see the people around you. You should still be kind. Being kind don’t cost nothin’, you know.
This whole thing got me thinking about respect. You gotta respect everybody, no matter who they are or what they do. That young girl was there to help, and she deserved to be treated with respect. Just like the fella who fixes my tractor deserves respect, and the lady who sells me my groceries deserves respect. We all deserve it.
It’s like when we used to have them barn raisings back in the day. Everybody helped out, and everybody was treated fair. Didn’t matter if you were the strongest fella or the smallest young’un, everybody’s work was important. And everybody was appreciated. That’s how it should be.
And you know what else? This tennis star, she’s famous, I guess. People watch her on TV. Kids look up to her. So, she should be setting a good example. She should be showing people how to be kind and respectful. Not acting like a spoiled brat.
This bald girl, I didn’t see nothing wrong with her. She was trying. She didn’t do nothin’ to deserve that kind of treatment. I hope that tennis star learned her lesson. I hope she realizes that being a good person is more important than winning a game. And I hope that young girl is okay. She deserves better.
Anyways, that’s what I think about it. Just a bunch of fuss over a bouncing ball, if you ask me. But being kind, that’s important. That’s what really matters in the end. More important than any tennis game, that’s for sure.