IwouldneverforgetthatdayIfirstmetmygirl-friend.
BeforeIrealizedwhathadhappened,Iwasthrownflatontotheconcreteroad,knockingmyheadagainstthefrontwheelofthebike.Softdustblurredmyeyesandgratedmyteeth.ThismustbeworsethanallthetrafficaccidentsI’veheardof,Ithoughttomyselfandgotreadytoshoutatthepersonwhoshouldtakeresponsibilityofthisaccident.ButwhenIraisedmyhead,IfoundafacesobeautifulandsosweetthatIcouldnotrefusetofallfor.Ismiledashandsomeaspossibleandask:“I’msorry,areyouOK?”Formykindness,aswellwithmylaterhardchasing,thatgirlbecamemygirl-friend.Thisisreallyamemorableexperienceforme!
Anunforgettableexperience
MymomusedtosaythatIwasborntoswim。ButthetruthisthatIdidn’tknowhowtoswimuntilthelastyearofmyprimaryschool!
MomalwayssaidthatIcouldswiminthebasinwhenIwasonlytwomonthsold。Iwassurprisedattheamazingfact。Ifthiswastrue,thenwhywasIafraidofwater?Iwenttoswimeverysummer,butIdidn’tmakealittleprogress。Iwasworriedandblamedmyselfseveraltimes。WhenIwatchedpeopleswimmingfreely,howIwishedIhadlearnttoswim!
ThestoryofhowIlearnttoswimisdramatic。Onehotsummerafternoon,myfatherandIwenttotheswimmingpooltoswim。Whilemyfatherwaschanginghisclothes,Iwasroamingalongthebankofthepool。SuddenlyIheardavoice,“Lookout!”andthencameabignoiseandbeautifulsplashes。JustwhenIwasadmiringtheswimmer’sskills,Islippedintothepool!IwassoafraidthatIshoutedatonce!ButthewaterkeptcomingtowardsmeandIdrankalotofit。Iwasmovingupsidedownandtryingtoreachthebank。Iwasstrugglingveryhardtokeepmyheadabovethewater。
Aminutewaslikeahundredyearstome。Tomysurprise,Iwasabletokeepthestyle!Justthen,myfather,sawmeandheseemedtobeshocked。Hethensaid,“Calmdown,justwaveyourarmsandlegslikethis。Right!”AndIgotit!Ifinallylearnttoswim!Youcan’timaginehowhappyIwasandIwantedtojumpforjoy!
FromthisunforgettableexperienceIlearntthatone’spowerisunlimited。Sometimesyoucouldshowthatpowerinanemergency。Ifyoubelievethat,youwilldiscoverthepowerlyingwithinyourselfandachieveyourgoals。Andonehastostaycalmwhenit’sdangerous。Tocalmdownhelpsyoutothinkclearlyandmakethebestdecisionforyou。That’swhatIhavelearntfromtheexperience。