IAmTrippingMyElephantHere
Onceuponatime,aweenieantwaswalkingonhisway.Ashewaswalking,suddenlyhefeltthegroundshakingterribly.Helookedaroundwithhisparanoideyesandsawanelephantwalkingrightbehindhim.Quickly,thelittleantcoveredhimselfwithdirt,butonelegwasunfortunatelyleftout.Asparrowsaweverything,sosheflewdownwiththepurposeofteasingtheant:“Hey,chicken!Watchoutyourleg,it’sout!”Theantfeltembarrassedatfirstbutthencalmlyresponded:“Shi…Iamgoingtotripthatelephant.”
Rightnow,I’mstandingonthisglamorousstage.Buteverythinghereremindsmeofisanotsofunmemory.AroundthistimelastyearIwasinNanjingcompetinginanotherspeechcontest.Thatwasthefirsttimeformetobeinsuchalargeevent.OfcoursethepressureIwasunderwasimmensetoo.Afterasleeplessandstressfulnight,Iwentontothatstagewithoutthefeelinginmylegs.Thatspeechturnedouttobehorrible.Idon’trememberhowIgetdownfromthere,butIdorememberafterwardsIjustwantedtofindaholetohideinjustliketheantinthestory.Backatmyschool,ittookalongtimeformetorecover.ThankstoallthehelpIgotfrommyspecialfriends.Myconfidencewasrestored.Afterroundsofgivingspeechesandansweringtoughquestions,Iamheretoday.FromallthatI’vebeenthroughI’velearnedthatagoodfutureisbasedonaforgottenpast,ifIwantmylifetogoonwellIhavetoletgoofmypastfailure.Sotoday,withoutfear,Iamtrippingmyelephantagain.
Rightnow,Icanseepeoplesofeasternandwesterncultures,standingsidebyside,singingtheOlympicthemesong:wearehandinhand,hearttoheart,togetherwewillshapeabeautifultomorrow!Thankyou!