Everyone faces challenges of different sorts in one’s life. I too had to face many challenges. One of them was my desire to win a medal for school in inter-school athletic meet. I had tried many times but to no avail.
I clearly remember the defeat in the final 100 meter race last year during the inter-school athletic meet. It was very painful and I actually decided to stop running after that.
I had resolved that I would win the medal at any cost in the next year’s race. So I had trained very hard. I went on long runs to increase my stamina. I would sprint at the fastest speed possible. And out of my hard-work emerged fast running skills. The confidence to beat all my rivals and be the best grew stronger with each passing day.
And then the annual inter-school athletic meet arrived. The day I had to run, the entire stadium was packed to capacity. My teachers, principal and students sat in the front rows to see me run.
As I took position on the track, I was highly nervous. But then I calmed my mind. And then at the starting pistol I ran like bullet. I won the race. I felt on top of the world. A year’s hard work had finally paid off. I looked at the rest of the team and their expression said it all. I had one gold and this was my first taste of athletic Gold. This experience just increased my zeal to work hard and I’ve been doing so ever since.