Taking Chances
Ever since I was very young,1of making mistakes, I've asked countless times, "What should I do?" I don't remember clearly when I2only to do things the "right" way, and made "doing it the right way" my motto.
However, sometime during my high school years, I3. Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in "Beauty and the Beast". On the day of try outs, my heart was pounding; my hands were4badly when I got up to sing. But when I opened my mouth, the sound was loud and5. I was trying to do my best even though I might fail. 6 I didn't! I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take7.
Now, I do take these chances, with baby steps, everyday: voicing my opinions in debates,8for a high note inc church choir（教堂唱诗班的高音）, riding my horse over a three-foot jump.
Three years ago, I broke my back when I fell from my horse. The9meant I couldn't try out for basketball, which I loved. And, the day I10out for track was the first day my doctor allowed me to do any physical activity at all. The coach didn't take me, so I started running with my mom. I didn't11the track team, but I didn't fail, either. I have finally learned to12myself, like taking a tough science course. And I have come to realize that even though my parents, friends and teachers don't always have the13to "What should I do?", they will be there to14me when I try.
"Life is learning to deal with Planb," my mother15in her speech. But I now know that the Plan A's I make for my life will become easier and easier with every chance I take.
