English - One Experience From My Lifetime

After Lunch Fitness - Last Year , Though lunch

breaks were the 20 minutes of fun outside doing

anything we wanted except anything that was bad .

Except start fights and all of that . But anyways ,

After lunch there was something to do before going

into class and just lie there pretending we were dying

after fitness . Either that or it was bragging about getting

there faster than anyone else . But fitness had it’s perks .

One day we would only last 30 seconds before lying on

the ground , the next , We would probably last 5 or 10

minutes doing planks (I only lasted 2 minutes). Every

day somebody would improve something . And we

would have to be proud of that because our teachers

believed that we could do anything . At one point ,

We would have to run around the school block , go

in through the Summerville entrance , and then run

all the way through the gates back to the top courts .

It was struggling . It really was . I tried to prove myself

resilient by trying to keep up with the faster boys that

would always get there before me . Every time I would

slightly improve even by the smallest bit . Even if no

one recognized it I would always because It’s Me

running . Or jogging .

At one point in time , It was just splitting into three

different groups doing our different exercises . One

of them was Wall or ground pushups and Shuttle Runs ,

One of them was Squats and Step ups , The last one was

…. Planks and Star Jumps . I nailed the Squats and the

Step Ups . Sometimes the girls were ashamed of doing

the Squats . I wasn’t . I considered the Squat* an exercise .

Either that or they were too lazy .

Now what does resilience mean to me exactly? Resilience…

To me , Resilience to me meant not backing down or at least

not trying to back down . It also meant going to my limits if I

wanted get something then I had to strive to get it . I wouldn’t

exactly die while doing it . But If that “ Something ” I wanted

was REALLY , REALLY , Precious to me , I would have to do

what it takes not letting anything stop me in the process . Whether

It was getting parent lectures saying that “ I Suck ” or “ You shouldn’t

be doing it anymore ” , I wouldn’t back down if It meant so much .

It is important to be resilient because Getting a bad comment ,

And letting it get to you wanting redemption as in punch them in

the face , You’d probably think this is what’s best for them . But

worry about only yourself not letting negative comments or thoughts

get to your mind . Even if they punch you in the face , Stand your

ground . Maybe a less violent option will do . Standing your ground

is relatable to resilience because you haven’t backed down from anything .

Whether it was a class test , Or a tournament.