Last Saturday, my parents and I went to a family camp. It was sort of a half day camp. It was organised by a community club near our house. Everything was fun and enjoyable until they did the rock-climbing. My parents knew that I had height phobia, but they insisted that I go out there and try it out. I was hesitating, as I did not want to make myself turn out to be a laughing stock. But before I object to anything, my parents had already told the instructor that I wanted to go.
Everything seemed to happen so fast, after the instructor told me the precautions to take and after I put on my safety equipments, I was ready to go. Feeling tense, my arms and legs shaking, I climbed up slowly. After the fifth or sixth step (I was so nervous that I lost count), I looked down and was scared. I was so high up! At that time, I was stucked. I could not go down or up. Wild thoughts started running through my head. What if the ropes were to loosen and I fell? What if I lost my balance and fell to death? Lots of what ifs were starting to form in my head. I could feel my heart in my throat!
They must be laughing at me now I thought, tears started to form in my eyes. Just then, I heard my parents said, “Come on Leon! You can do it!” Just then, everyone also started cheering for me. I heard the instructor said, “Do not worry! We will catch you if you fall down!” I felt a boost of courage and confidence. I took a deep breath, mustered all my energy and climbed up. Not before long, I was already at the top. Everyone clapped and I was really grateful towards them. I turned towards my parents with my thumbs up. They replied with a smile and a nod.
This camp not only made me overcome my height phobia. Instead, it also taught me a very important lesson. Do not laugh at other people’s shortcomings, do not let them assume that if they did something wrong, people will laugh at them or mock them. But instead cheer them on, give them the strength and courage to do it right.
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