"Fair is foul, and foul is fair." This line was spoken by the three witches in Act I, scene 1 of Macbeth. This line was said to foreshadow upcoming events. The line contradicts itself since fair means equality while foul means ugliness. It is the same with saying that good is bad and bad is good, or right is wrong, and wrong is right.
This means that one side is the side of the other. It also means that one cannot be sure if something is good or bad since something good can be bad for another and vice versa. It is like you're doing good for somebody but at the same time, you're hurting and stepping on someone unknowingly. It's bringing something up as you put them down.
Hearing this line reminded me of an experience I had before. It was about the time I defended my old friend. One of my classmates was teasing my friend and my friend was really hurt of what he was saying, so I defended her by saying mean stuff to the one teasing. After that, all of us left and my friend was really thankful of what I did because it made her happy but then I saw the one who teased my friend the next day sad and not his usual self. I tried talking to him and he said he was hurt of what I said before. I didn't really mean to say bad things but my friend was about to cry so I tried to do a right thing. I should have chosen a less hurting way to solve their problem. I really didn't know that he could get hurt from something like that. After that, we asked for forgiveness from each other and we became happy again.
Another experience I had was with my best friend. It was the giving of cards and I was one of the top students and my best friend is also part of the top. She would always be higher than me but is time, things were different. I got higher than her. This made me really happy but then as I went to see my best friend, she was crying and I instantly thought that it was about the grades. She was really hurt and I was really confused. Why were we crying? Is it my fault? Is it her fault? Did I do something wrong or right? Is everything a competition? All of this was running through my head and what's worse was that my other best friends were on the side of the one I got a higher grade. No one was with me and I was about to cry set an end all of the fight and awkwardness, I asked for forgiveness even though I'm not sure if I should do that. I was just scared of losing my best friends so I did something that I myself don't know if it is right or wrong. I told my best friend that there is still next grading and that there is still a chance for her to get up.
As you can see, I really had this kind of experiences. Moments that I will treasure for this can be the only memories left with my best friends since we are in different schools now. The world is really a confusing thing. Let's just think things through before we do something so that we will do things that will benefit all of us without hurting others.
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