Once upon a time, there was a little five year old girl with blond
hair and blue eyes. She wore a dirty, tattered, yellow dress and no
shoes. This little girl was the most miserable girl ever. In fact, she
never had any hope for her future because nothing in her life ever
seemed to go right.
Her mother gave her endless trouble. Her mother was a very selfish woman who was too involved in her own life. Her Dad would shout at her for no reason at all. In fact he was not very nice to her most of the time. That was when he noticed her because he didn’t come home much. He preferred to be out with his friends, drinking at the bar, measuring his manliness in a game of poker or darts.
Her clothes were always tattered and torn. She had no money to buy new ones. She envied her friends who got new clothes almost every month. In winter she was freezing all the time and in summer the heat seemed to stifle her. It all seemed so hopeless. In fact, she could not find one blessing, to be grateful for. She felt like life had dealt her a very cruel hand. She thought about her bad luck constantly.
She felt she had no talents. That was until one day she fell into the deep end of the town swimming pool. She did not know how to swim. But as she flayed her arms and legs around, trying to breathe and push herself up, she thought of her friends and how they managed to swim. She wondered whether her parents would miss her if she drowned or indeed, if they would even care. She decided that day in the water, to take responsibility for her own life because she realized that nobody else would. She was in control of her own life.
She held her breath and gave herself one mighty heave. She lifted her arms out of the water and her head seemed to follow. Suddenly she realized that she had the control. She was not going to drown. Feeling encouraged for the first time in her life she kicked her legs and felt herself moving forward. So this was what it was like! She pulled herself over to the side. She was determined. Yes, she could swim.
She practiced every day for a long time until she became the school champion, the provincial champion. Soon she was swimming for her country!
Because she gained confidence and control, she used this in other areas of her life. She delivered newspapers and taught other children how to swim. Soon she was able to afford new clothes and shoes. She was finally gaining control of her life. She became the shining star of her town. She refused to see herself as having bad luck. She had discovered that she was special to herself, for herself, by herself. Her parents never realized how close to death their little girl came, because they are still stuck in their own thoughts, to this very day. But those, she realized, were their thoughts, not hers.
Her mother gave her endless trouble. Her mother was a very selfish woman who was too involved in her own life. Her Dad would shout at her for no reason at all. In fact he was not very nice to her most of the time. That was when he noticed her because he didn’t come home much. He preferred to be out with his friends, drinking at the bar, measuring his manliness in a game of poker or darts.
Her clothes were always tattered and torn. She had no money to buy new ones. She envied her friends who got new clothes almost every month. In winter she was freezing all the time and in summer the heat seemed to stifle her. It all seemed so hopeless. In fact, she could not find one blessing, to be grateful for. She felt like life had dealt her a very cruel hand. She thought about her bad luck constantly.
She felt she had no talents. That was until one day she fell into the deep end of the town swimming pool. She did not know how to swim. But as she flayed her arms and legs around, trying to breathe and push herself up, she thought of her friends and how they managed to swim. She wondered whether her parents would miss her if she drowned or indeed, if they would even care. She decided that day in the water, to take responsibility for her own life because she realized that nobody else would. She was in control of her own life.
She held her breath and gave herself one mighty heave. She lifted her arms out of the water and her head seemed to follow. Suddenly she realized that she had the control. She was not going to drown. Feeling encouraged for the first time in her life she kicked her legs and felt herself moving forward. So this was what it was like! She pulled herself over to the side. She was determined. Yes, she could swim.
She practiced every day for a long time until she became the school champion, the provincial champion. Soon she was swimming for her country!
Because she gained confidence and control, she used this in other areas of her life. She delivered newspapers and taught other children how to swim. Soon she was able to afford new clothes and shoes. She was finally gaining control of her life. She became the shining star of her town. She refused to see herself as having bad luck. She had discovered that she was special to herself, for herself, by herself. Her parents never realized how close to death their little girl came, because they are still stuck in their own thoughts, to this very day. But those, she realized, were their thoughts, not hers.
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