My first day of driving class, horrifically, was composed of too little practice and too much time spent on 45 mph roads. Perhaps unsurprisingly, I nearly crashed into another car. After being directed to back out of a parking space, I hesitated from the fear of hitting an unforeseen car. Ironically, the extra time spent hesitating caused a car that only a few seconds before had been a comfortable distance away to speed narrowly past me in a black blur. As the instructor chewed me out, I couldn’t help but think: Isn’t it a good thing to double check? After all, what if I missed something the first time around, and ended up crashing? That’s what ‘look both ways before crossing the street’ was for, right? I passed the course, but the scene in the car was one I brooded on. I had always thought that it was better to be completely sure before doing anything. That’s why I always arrived at violin auditions hours before my scheduled time to practice, and rehearsed anything I wanted to say in my head before I said it. But... I couldn’t help but remember the times where my fingers stuttered on the fingerboard from over practicing, or where I would screw up the courage to say something only to have dallied for too long. Rather than looking before I leapt, I ended up looking for so long that I …show more content…
In response to lessons taught about the consequences of failing to be suitably careful, I had overcompensated with a flaw that was just as harmful. Driven by the fear of failure, I missed out on valuable opportunities, all under the excuse of “I’m not ready yet!” In reality, when will I ever be ready? I can’t rely on life to wait for me to prepare for its dangers. Neither my fear of failure nor my actual moments of failure are avoidable in life; instead, I might as well give myself as many opportunities as I can to
No one wants to be a failure at all in life but failure is all around us. For example, “Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and tentative steps, even when in the right direction, may not overcome significant obstacles.” (Barry 1). The purpose was advanced through showing that everyone has to fail in life, so they learn from their mistakes. Everyone makes decisions not knowing what will happen once it is done. Barry suggests, “It is the courage to accept—indeed, embrace—uncertainty.” (2). Pathos developed Barry’s motive by stating that accepting the failure will help believing in oneself easier as life goes on. Accepting mistakes and failure helps get overcome those difficult obstacles people face in their life
I hopped in the driver’s seat of my husband big truck and begin to get very anxious. My mind went blank. I all of a sudden forgot which pedal was to brake and which one was for the gas. I had to pull myself together because I was determined to learn how to drive. I put the car into drive and both my hands on the steering wheel. Before I can do anything my husband yelled “Stop, and put your seat belt on!” I started laughing and buckled my seat belt. I put the car into drive, put my foot on the gas, and the truck jerked and sped off. I panicked and put my foot on the brake pedal and the trucked jerked and stopped. I jumped out the car. I no longer wanted to drive. My husband calmed me down and told me it was ok and try again. I got back in the car and said a quick prayer. “Lord please give me the strength and courage to learn how to drive this truck!” I put the car in drive and the car began to move. I felt the I was swerving in and out of the lane and that’s when my husband said that I needed to keep the wheel straight until I’m about to turn. After about ten times of driving straight and turning I started to get the hang of it. I was excited! I was actually driving!
The day started off like any average day, I took a hot shower, got dressed and got prepared for the day. It wasn’t until I sat down and started eating my bowl full of cheerios with extra sugar, that I realized what was actually happening. Today would be the day I finally bought my first car, after a year of hard work and conservative economic decisions.
Can you remember when you got your driver?s license? From what I can remember getting my license was one of the most exciting things in my life. Having your license means having more freedom. If I didn?t have my license my life would be very different. To get your license you need to take the class, pass the written test, take behind the wheel, and finally take your driving test.
“You can’t take safety for granted,” Perecman warns. “Just like our mothers used to tell us as children, I always tell people look both ways before crossing the street. Then before taking your first step, look both ways again. And, then again. Even if you have a green light, you should pay attention to the flow of traffic until you are safely on the other side of the
My first car. When I was fifteen years old my father gave me my first car. It was a 1969 Chevrolet Nova, candy apple red, black leather interior, Three hundred and fifty cubic inch inch engine that had been modified to a four hundred and eight cubic inches. It was a fall day on a Friday and I had just gotten off the school bus as I walked up my driveway and saw the car and thought wow that is a really nice car. My father was sitting on the front porch in a pair of blue work pants, no shirt, covered in his prison tattoos and grease. My father was a very firm but fair man, not a big talker. I walked up and said hi, he gave me a half grin. I asked who was at the house? He said just us. I looked back at the car and said who’s is that? He looked at me and said yours. what do you mean? I asked. He said this is your first car. My father was not the joking type so i knew it was for real. I dropped my book bag and ran to the car to look it over. I remember the feeling rush over me at that moment that this was the best possible first anyone had ever received. As the hour lone giggling fest came to a close, I noticed a large metal car part lying behind the car. I asked my father “ what is this”?
As I walked out of the courthouse and down the ramp, I looked at my mom in disappointment and embarrassment. Never wanting to return to that dreadful place, I slowly drug my feet back to the car. I wanted to curl up in a little ball and I didn't want anyone else to know what I had done. Gaining my composure, I finally got into the car. I didn't even want to hear what my mom had to say. My face was beat red and I was trying to hide my face in the palms of my hands because I knew what was about to come; she was going to start asking me questions, all of the questions I had been asking myself. Sure enough, after a short period of being in the car, the questions began.
Maybe thats my greatest fear: having all my efforts crippled in an instant because I was unprepared. I’ve only had individuals complain, and even pity me for who I did not become over the last sixteen years, and ignoring what I have achieved because it was not in their ideal qualifications. With no one to lean on and no one to point out my path, to give me the map. I wander aimlessly, but driven nonetheless, carrying the burden’s of feeling
My mind was racing, I was racing. What was happening around me...everything was a blur. I remember hearing someone in the car talking. Where was I even looking?
My dad always told me as a child that driving would one day be a privilege to me, not a right. That safety and sharing the road were the most important things about getting behind a steering wheel of a car. Of course, these grand words of advice were not taken seriously and all I could think about when fantasizing myself driving on the roads, was how fast I could go and how cool of a car I would be driving. Looking back, I probably should have taken these fatherly tips more seriously. I’m not saying when I did eventually get my license, that I was an unsafe driver; I just definitely took things for granted quite a bit.
I was never a risk taker. I never threw myself in situations without fearing what the outcome would be. Instead, I had an issue of over thinking, and lacking confidence in myself. This issue had prevented me from working to reach my best potential, however, with time, but more importantly, with the help of one special person, this issue has slowly been resolved. In every situation of which I have doubted myself, this person, my mother, has always been there, telling me to “just try”.
As Beverly Sills once said, “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” Many people in modern day society are way too concerned with social status and reputation. As a result, these people are afraid to strive and reach for their goals because they do not want to be associated with failure and the negative connotations that it brings. However, those in society who do strive to be something great and are not afraid to fail are often the ones who enjoy life the most and reap its benefits. In order to accomplish lofty life goals and avoid total disappointment, one must give effort in everything he/she does so that there is never any doubt that he/she has lived life to the fullest.
One day, my big brother came back from his college and decided that it was time for me to start to learn how to drive. I was really bored and had nothing to de at the time so I agreed. My big brother thought about it for a little bit longer and came up with the conclusion that it would be better if he taught me in Mexico to learn how to drive. He said it would be better because we can go to a deserted place where there is not a lot of traffic.
I know that most of my classmates would agree on, that nothing is more exciting than driving for the first time. When driving for the first time I got a mix of emotions; I felt fear, excitement and that feeling of maturity, being an adult, being independent. When I got inside the car for the first time I knew that, that moment, was one of the first steps to adulthood. When you are in a car, nothing is more pleasant that being seated in the driver’s seat. I had recently gotten my learners permit.
Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes per year globally, that’s on average 3287 people per day. More than half of all road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44 in the US alone. Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20. Domestic. These are just a few chilling statistics about the dangers of driving, and honestly I’m just blessed that I wasn’t one of those 8,000