Imagine yourself surfing in the warm waters of Hawaii with your friends. You are lying on your surfboard while you wait for the surf to pick up again. Suddenly you feel a sharp pain and a violent tugging, Your left arm is gone and the water around you is red. This is what Bethany Hamilton went through on the morning of October 31, 2003 when she was only 13 years old. In this essay I will be describing what happened to Bethany on that dreadful day and how she was able to stay optimistic, be strong, and how she continued to have faith in Christ. Bethany Hamilton had been competing in competitions since she was about eight years old and nothing was going to keep her from surfing. She had no idea that her life was about to change dramatically by a shark attack. Luckily. Her friends were able to get her back to shore …show more content…
She could not do normal things that she was accustomed to doing everyday, especially surfing. Hamilton vowed to do whatever it would take to be able to surf again. Although, it was not very easy to stay optimistic; there was numerous times when she wanted to give up. As if the pain from the wound was not substantial enough, she was also greatly depressed. It was a struggle to believe that something good was going to come out of the incident but, Bethany knew that she needed to trust God and believe that he had a plan for her. News of the tragic matter spread across the world and people were sending their love and support to her and her family through mail and social media. A specialist in prosthetics reached out to Hamilton and made her a custom arm. Bethany was ecstatic, because she was hoping that she would finally be able to surf again. Unfortunately, with it on she could not put too much weight on it and could not get it wet. Though she was disheartened, family and friends urged her to keep trying to surf, After countless wipeouts and specially designed boards, Bethany Hamilton finally got the hang of surfing with only one