As a child, I loved spending time outdoors. My favorite place of childhood was the playground near my house. Whenever I went there, I could meet a lot of friends. Especially, being the only child, I particularly liked to get along with my peer group. There, I could play hide and seek. We went up and down the slides looking for places to hide and sometimes tree was the best location for me to hide myself. We also built sand castles. My mother bought me a little sand castle building toy consisted of all sorts of diggers and shapers. My friends and I drew water, and used it to make our castles strongly held.
As I grew up, the main place of my activity moved from the playground to the mountains and seas. I had joined Girl Scout to enjoy diverse activities. Out of all, I liked to camp the most, having a sleepover away from home, cooking, and enjoying cooperative activity. Since I loved the outdoor activity, I was very healthy because that made me to exercise regularly. That helped me to release the stress that came from studying. Not only that, I was able to learn how to be sociable with others interact. Through the troubles I encountered with my friends, a stubborn and egoistic child gradually learned how to think in other people's position.
So, whenever I think about my childhood, I recall those moments that I had at the playground near my house. It was one of the most cherishing moments in my life.
HI, I am SEA HEE CHOI.
ReplyDeleteWell, I enjoyed reading your story, because I also have lots of memories in the playground when recallin my childfood. What did you do in the playground? It would be much better if you wrote details that you did in the past. For me, most of the time, I did hid-and-seek haha
Hi Mi Hyeon, this is MinGu.
ReplyDeleteI find your essay very strong with great stories. I usually find it hard to feel the same way with the writer when talking about their childhood, but your essay was perfect to sympathize. I would love to see more about the details on how you started all these activities in your revised essay. Thanks :)
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ReplyDelete“Sharing is an important value that will enhance your quality of life. As they say, when you share your happiness, it doubles and when you share your sadness, it halves in value.”
ReplyDeleteAs a child, I loved spending time outdoors. My favorite place of childhood was the playground near my house. Whenever I went there, I could meet a lot of friends. Especially, being the only child, I particularly liked to get along with my peer group. There, I could play hide and seek. We went up and down the slides looking for places to hide and sometimes tree was the best location for me to hide myself. We also built sand castles. My mother bought me a little sand castle building toy consisted of all sorts of diggers and shapers. My friends and I drew water, and used it to make our castles strongly held.
However, one day, I came back home crying. My mother was so surprised to see me crying, standing in front of the door. So she asked “What is the matter dear?” But I could not reply right away since I got so emotional, I had to cry for ten minutes. After calming myself down for a few minutes, I told my mother what had happened. “I was playing with Su-hee building the sand castles. We were using our own toys as usual, but suddenly, su-hee took mine and used it as if it was hers!”
I was so angry by the fact that someone else has used my belonging without any consent. So I just grabbed my digger which was in su-hee’s hand. Suddenly, su-hee said “I will not play with you anymore. You are not my friend!” Then she went back home. I was left alone, confused and embarrassed. All I could do was to take all my stuff and go home. On the way back home, tears started to drop and as I went into the elevator, get out, and rang my door bell, I started to cry loudly.
After listening to my story, my mother thought for a while and asked me “So, after all, can you figure out why su-hee told you she is not going to hang out with you anymore?” I replied, “Honestly, I cannot understand her behavior. She is the one who first took my digger, not even telling me that she will!” My mother seemed very disappointed. And she said “Friends are people who can share their thoughts and feelings. That means, you can also share your personal belongings as well. When you need a person to talk to, and when you wanted to play out doors, who did you find?” “su…hee?” I replied. “That means that su-hee has been one of your dearest friends. Is it that much difficult to share your toys with her?”
Listening to my mother, I knew that there was something wrong with my behavior. And I felt that I needed to apologize to su-hee. So I went to her house with a little teddy bear and said that I was sorry. Fortunately, su-hee accepted my apology and we were able to be good friends again.
And as I grew up, the main place of my activity moved from the playground to the mountains and seas. I had joined Girl Scout to enjoy diverse activities. Out of all, I liked to camp the most, having a sleepover away from home, cooking, and enjoying cooperative activity. While enjoying all those cooperative activity, I always kept in mind what my mother had told me when I was an eight-year-old child. “Sharing is an important value that will enhance your quality of life. As they say, when you share your happiness, it doubles and when you share your sadness, it halves in value.”
Keeping that in mind, I was able to learn how to be sociable with others and further on, to interact with others. Through the troubles I encountered with my friends, I realized the importance of sharing more and more. From sharing my own belongings to sharing my thoughts and feelings, a stubborn and egoistic child gradually learned how to think in other people's position. So, whenever I think about my childhood, I recall those moments that I had at the playground near my house. It was one of the most dynamic, yet cherishing moments in my life.