Nasser moved to a new school, wearing thick glasses because of his poor eyesight. In his first week, some of the boys began mocking him and calling him unkind names whenever he walked past them in the hallway.

Adel watched this happen every day, but he stayed silent, afraid the other kids might start mocking him too. One day, he saw Nasser sitting alone in a corner of the playground, sad, not wanting to play with anyone.

Adel felt a tightness in his chest, and remembered his mother's words: whoever stays silent in the face of unfairness shares in it through that silence. Adel gathered his courage, and the next day, when the boys began laughing at Nasser again, he said clearly, Stop, that's not funny, glasses don't make anyone less worthy.

Everyone was surprised by his words, felt a little ashamed, and stopped teasing. Adel sat beside Nasser and smiled at him, saying, Would you like to play football with us?

From that day on, Nasser and Adel became close friends, and the other children learned that being different in appearance never gives anyone the right to hurt others with words or mockery.

The Lesson: Standing up against bullying and defending those being wronged is true courage worth respecting.