Dear my friend,
Did you watch the 32nd Olympic Games held in Rio this summer? Do you remember Ethiopia’s Etenesh Diro in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase? About halfway through that race, Diro fell and experienced a shoe malfunction. Instead of stopping to adjust the shoe, she simply threw off the shoe and continue running with just one shoe and one barefoot. Even with one shoe, she finished the race in seventh place out of seventeen women. Tremendous pain made her burst into tears. She laid on the track and cried. Volunteers came up to comfort her and lent their arms to support her to leave the stadium in a wheelchair.
Years later, we may not remember the champion of this race anymore. Seventh was also nowhere near the top three to qualify Diro for the semifinals. However, we will not forget this scene, this story, and the never-give-up spirit, which underlies the theme of Olympic “Faster and Stronger”.
Such a never-give-up spirit is exactly what we should carry on in our daily life. I was deeply moved by Diro when I was watching the race by TV. Before that I had always thought that I could not do any great things no matter how hard I tried. I even didn’t bother to do my school homework in time, make effort in team projects, or prepare for any exams seriously. Diro’s experience was so inspiring and she was such a powerful example to me. I decided to change my habit. I tried to do my homework in time. I paid attention to my mistakes and corrected them as soon as possible. I even took notes of the errors, analyzed them and got down to the cause of the errors. I was so excited that my effort paid off. In this month’s test, I got the grade of 96. That was a big improvement for me and I received my teachers’ praise. Clearly there is still a long way for me to go in my journey of study. However, I will never give up. I will keep fighting, make progress, and become stronger and stronger.
If I can do it, why not you? Let’s do together.