Goldfish no more
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a goldfish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. " I wasn 't that kind of person that 'd pass by a quotation and ponder upon it as if by reflecting over it, I could somehow glimpse some faded realities of life that I 'd been ignorant to notice. However, for no reason this one quotation had been nagging on my mind for days, restless to get my attention, so unlike my usual self, I let the words sink in and after some time, the fog finally cleared, and revealed to me, a world full of goldfish, including myself. Hindering them from seeing their full potential, the situation of this at school, was so prominent that I felt abashed for not being able to notice it earlier. At the entrance of the classroom was a girl being scolded at by her English teacher for barely passing an exam, and in the hallway was another girl being discouraged by her teacher from applying to a college because her grades weren’t good enough. Little did those teachers know that the first girl can captivate a whole audience with her graceful and thoughtless movements, and the other had one of the most creative and colorful minds at school. Needless to say, they were
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Unfortunately, like them, I’ve also been valued by nothing but the numbers of my test scores and grades that I never stopped to wonder if I was anything more than that. These long years of ignorance have delayed my journey of discovering myself and letting the world see it. Now that I am aware, I no longer want to look into the mirror and see my reflection of who I really am and my true embodiment faded and out-shadowed by numbers. I believe that I am a goldfish with an undiscovered potential that has been hiding in the shadows, yearning to be set free. I’ve already embarked on my journey to discovering what that is and who I truly am, and I’m confident that participating in summer camp can dramatically help me get closer to