It takes just a
moment to fill your life with hope and optimism and this moment can change the course of your life. This is what I have learnt in
my life.Since my childhood I was not the studious type. The whole day I spent
playing games with my friends. Neither was I good at studies nor a great sportsman.
Even doing homework seemed like a burden and torture for me. I was a typical
backbencher and most of my school periods were spent standing outside the class
as a punishment. This did not perturb me at all as I was not at all serious
about my studies or carving out a carrier for myself. The teachers had given me
up as a lost case and even my parents considered me to be a black sheep after
being called again and again to the principal’s office. They had become tired
of hearing complaints about me and given up all hopes for my reformation.
It was summer time
and the school was closed for our summer holidays. I heaved a sigh of relief as
there would be no more rushing to school for attending classes. Then my
grandmother came to live with us as she was not keeping good health. She
showered her love on me which was a pleasant change from the scornful looks of
the family members. Getting so much of love was a nice experience so I found
myself staying more and more by her side.She took out a packet from her
suitcase and gave it to me. On opening it I found that it contained a
Stethoscope. When I proudly displayed my gift in front of my family members
they all made fun of me saying that what would a boy like me need a stethoscope
for. At this moment my grandmother stood up for me and said that I am a true
carbon copy of my father and that I have the potential to do and achieve
whatever I set my sight upon. The moment she said this I saw a glint of hope
and optimism in her voice and eyes.I felt a spark of hope and optimism within myself . From now on I would tend to her smallest of needs like getting
her food, water or medicines. Now nearly my whole day was spent by her side she
asked me to bring to her my text books. Then she selected and read out stories from
my course. She made the lessons very
interesting and easy to understand. Slowly as I started to understand the
lessons my confidence grew. Whenever my attention drifted from studies my gaze
fell upon her gift of the stethoscope which I always kept by my side and looking at it made me relive the moment
when my dear grandmother had instilled in me a new optimism and hope that I
can achieve any goal. Filled with this new found optimism and hope I became a transformed
person. When the school reopened I became the front bencher from the back
bencher. The teachers were astonished when I could answer every question asked
by them. The new found confidence had given me a new focus and the words of my
grandmother had helped me set a goal and
a target for myself. As days passed I got better and better at both studies and
sports. Soon I passed out of school with merit and got admission to a medical
college which was my goal. Today I am a successful doctor . Many years have
passed but that stethoscope still remains with me . It is the reminder of that moment when my grandmother had filled my heart and life with optimism and
hope to reach out to my goals.
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