just bored

I was fliping through a copy of reader's digest, that had been lying around for days. There was a real life story of a girl, whose left arm was bitten off by a shark, right up to her armpit when she was only 13. She was then surfing in Kauai, Hawaii. That was a October morning in 2003.

After reading her story, I admired her courage to be back on her feet and started surfing with one arm. She inspired to be a professional surfer and that huge setback didn't stop her from persuding her dream.

To many, it is easier to escape than to face reality. Reality hurts, and sometimes, it really really hurts! We need whole lot of support to bounce back from where we fall. When we are hurt, be it physically or mentally, the impairment might stay with us for our entire life.

"Once bitten, twice shy?"

Should we escape from something that for once had caused much anguish and frustration in us? My answer is No! I think we should conquear and overcome anything that was once in our way.
It is easier said than done. I understand than overcoming fear is challenging, but once we subdue that phobia, I do believe we will be happier.

There is one thing I am afraid of- injections. I am still afraid of needles and trying hard to overcome this "injectiophobia". But unfortunately, I am not given much chance to poke myself with needles everyday. Certainly I hope I will not be poked by needles unnecessarily.

When I was younger, needles are not that scary, they were merely objects I know I should not lay my hands on. But, I develop this phobia when I was in primary 1. There was a health screening and each student was to be poked. I could still remembered vividly that the nurse poked the needle into my arm and sort of "search for the correct position to inject the liquid". I was screaming silently! From then on, I hate injections.

To conquear needs effort. I believe that if we make it a point to face up with situations we once felt helpless, we will be have more confident in ourselves and life won't be so grey and gloomy.
Don't you think so?