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The expression "never fear / change" can be interpreted many ways. How might it apply to your life? (250-400 words)
My obsession for ankle length socks began in grade 6. It was time for PE and everyone had just finished changing into their gym clothes, which consisted of a shirt, shorts, socks, and running shoes. Unfortunately, on that fateful day, I had just ran out of clean standard white gym socks and therefore had to improvise and dig out a pair of blue socks that reached mid calf from my dresser.
Standing in line, waiting for our teacher to lead us to the gym, I stood behind a girl who wore white, ankle length socks. She gazed around the classroom, bored from the wait, and caught sight of my socks. She stared incredulously at them for a few seconds before muttering "sexy" in a sarcastic tone. Then she turned around and followed the teacher who had started to lead everyone out of the room.
I gazed down at my socks, feeling conflicted; should I try to make them look shorter, or should I just leave them be? Glancing at the retreating backs of my classmates, I crouched down, rolled the offending socks down around my ankles, and ran to the gym. I didn't realize that they created an unsightly bulge around my ankles until after PE class, when we were changing back into our normal clothes.
After that day, I never forgot to pack ankle length socks into my gym bag. I also never forgot the shame that I had felt when I crouched down to roll down my socks. I was afraid of what the girl would say to her friends during recess and what my classmates would whisper behind my back. I changed myself because of an irrational fear of rejection and as I look back now on the incident, I realize how ridiculous my reaction was.
"Never fear/change" to me means to never fear the opinions of others and to never change yourself as a result of what others think. It means to ignore the comments about your socks, your clothing, your goals, your actions and to be confident in yourself.
The expression "never fear / change" can be interpreted many ways. How might it apply to your life? (250-400 words)
My obsession for ankle length socks began in grade 6. It was time for PE and everyone had just finished changing into their gym clothes, which consisted of a shirt, shorts, socks, and running shoes. Unfortunately, on that fateful day, I had just ran out of clean standard white gym socks and therefore had to improvise and dig out a pair of blue socks that reached mid calf from my dresser.
Standing in line, waiting for our teacher to lead us to the gym, I stood behind a girl who wore white, ankle length socks. She gazed around the classroom, bored from the wait, and caught sight of my socks. She stared incredulously at them for a few seconds before muttering "sexy" in a sarcastic tone. Then she turned around and followed the teacher who had started to lead everyone out of the room.
I gazed down at my socks, feeling conflicted; should I try to make them look shorter, or should I just leave them be? Glancing at the retreating backs of my classmates, I crouched down, rolled the offending socks down around my ankles, and ran to the gym. I didn't realize that they created an unsightly bulge around my ankles until after PE class, when we were changing back into our normal clothes.
After that day, I never forgot to pack ankle length socks into my gym bag. I also never forgot the shame that I had felt when I crouched down to roll down my socks. I was afraid of what the girl would say to her friends during recess and what my classmates would whisper behind my back. I changed myself because of an irrational fear of rejection and as I look back now on the incident, I realize how ridiculous my reaction was.
"Never fear/change" to me means to never fear the opinions of others and to never change yourself as a result of what others think. It means to ignore the comments about your socks, your clothing, your goals, your actions and to be confident in yourself.
