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The Ball Monologue

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When I was 6 years old, my father brought me...my own tee-ball set! All you had to do is put the ball on a stick and hit it. You can barely miss. Finally, I can be good at something! And I practiced for 4 years and I could hit it as far as I can. I wanted to be the world champion until my father than told me that this sport was not even close to what it was meant for. What?! I trained 4 years for this! Then I was entered into real baseball and shhhh...there was a twist! The ball was thrown at you! It wasn’t in one place! How should I know where to hit?! I don’t know where the pitcher’s throwing. When the ball was thrown I swung and then the worst thing happened: “Strike 1.” No!!! I have never missed before! The second ball was thrown and then before I swing, I hear, …show more content…

Be afraid of the consequences it will have later on. Yes, it may be hard at first but after, you can rest knowing that the world is a better place. You have the power to change lives when we fix problems. And you start off by accepting it. First, we need to open ourselves to more perspectives. If you just think of a problem from a single point of view that’s good, we never know what’s wrong. If we need to color a group project, I can’t just say red is the best color since I RED it on the internet. What if the person thinks it should be blue because it BLUE his mind? Wow, his is so ORANGEinal.And now I am PURPLEexed. I can’t just say mine is the best color without looking at the other’s view. Secondly, we just need to accept the problems that are there and not ignore it. Even if the truth is hard, we need to get over it and then move on to the next step: Taking action. Instead of approving of what’s happening and moving on, we need to improve. Whether it’s improving yourself or coming together as a society to fix a common issue, there is always stuff to improve on and problems are solved starting with one

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