a lesson

because of my neck pain, i have started swimming for a few months. the chinese doctor said this is a good therapy. it helps indeed. not only do i feel relaxed after swimming, but the situation with my neck has also improved though not yet completely recovered.

early this morning (around 7:30am), i went swimming again. i can only go swimming on saturday or sunday morning when i do not need to go to work and when the swimming pool nearby is not so crowded with kids. though i know how to swim, somehow i cannot or better say i dare not try to swim non-stop across the pool (some 25m). i usually stopped in the middle to take a short rest and then swam back to the original starting point. there are two reasons: i think i do not have the energy to swim non-stop for 25m; and i am afraid of deep water (usually one end of the swimming pool is deeper than the other end). this morning, i told myself: i should try. so, i "saved" my energy and tried. wow, i made it! and i even did this a few times. i felt happy and had a sense of satisfaction and success.

i learn a lesson. we may be afraid of doing something we have not tried before, and we may limit ourselves when we look at the seemingly unfavourable environmental factors. adventures involve courage. be brave! you may find you can achieve much more than you have expected. you may discover a new you. and you may widen your horizons!