Giving up might be the easiest thing in the world for most people. Dreams, good habits even lives could be given up if people really want to. I have abandoned a lot of things since I always make decisions impetuously. I have tried to dance, paint, play basketball for a while according to my curiosity but gave up immediately. However, after a fight long time ago with my mom about learning piano, I realized that some things are too important to give up so I must use determination to persevere.
It was a sunny afternoon in the middle of summer, and everything seemed so peaceful. The wind was blowing over the pond downstairs and the light reflected by the water was twinkling like stars. There were children running around the pond, nearly every child in the neighbourhood, except me.
Imagine this scene, a five-year-old girl sitting in front of a huge black piano, with tearing on her face. Yes, I was that little girl who was forced to play the piano at that time. What a boring thing for an active girl to sit at the same place playing the same tone over and over again! The phone was ringing one time by another, and I knew that was my friend calling. I turned my face to mom, "May I go out and have fun for a little while? I promise I will practice after dinner."
"No."
"Mom, please."
"No."
I stopped begging and returned my head back to the huge dark monster with tears falling out from my eyes. The piano seemed to bite my finger every time I touched it, and the worst thing was that my mom even hit my arms whenever I made tiny mistakes. I was only 5 years old!!! Thinking about that, I just cried out and kicked the piano,"I don't want to play the piano anymore! It is so boring and difficult! Beside, I want to play with my friends! Do not hit my arm again!" After that, I slammed the cover of the piano which made a loud noise and ran away.
It was a long time before I got back home. I didn't play with my friends but sat in the garden and cried silently. The sun set, and the wind blew through the leaves in the trees. The gentle voice made by the movement was just like a familiar sound to me. Oh piano, it was the piano! I realized how much I loved piano since I first heard it. I remembered that day I ran home quickly and told mom I wanted to learn to play the piano. She hesitated , but finally allowed. The next day, she bought me a new, shiny piano. It cost a lot at that time, but she finally made the hard decision and even found an authentic teacher for me.
I ran home immediately, seeing my mom sitting in front of the piano. I was afraid but noticed the smile in her eyes. "Come here." She said gently, moved a little bit from the bench thus I could sit beside her. She fondled my hair with her hand and said something I would never forget. "If you have chosen something, you have to insist to it. No matter it makes you happy or sad. You are the one who control it. Never give up, ok?"
I cried out loudly, with tears running out of my eyes. It was not because of grievance but guilt. I realized that whatever the decision I made, I should assume the consequence and responsibilities, for both myself and people who care about me. Only if I insist on high standards, will I be able to achieve my goal. To be honest, I am not a patient person who can always keep passionate to one certain thing especially when it is difficult. However, the lesson my mom gave me has really helped me not only in playing the piano but also my future life. There were many times I wanted to give up dealing with math problem during my 9th grade because it was so annoying and confusing. I even spent hours everyday in order to figure out the answer to one question. It was a really hard time that I wanted to give up since I was sleepy and tired after a whole day's study. However, every time when I thought about mom's smile that day, I could calm myself down, thinking about the reason and determination about studying hard. I had my dream and goal I wanted to achieve which is working as an investment banker. It was clear that every investment banker has to get good math grades. The only way for me to achieve this goal was to work harder than anybody else, or I would never be able to be an investment banker. After thinking about this, I would tell myself the sentence my mom said.
"Never give up."
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