When I was young, my mother always told me to catch oppotunities. I did not know what she really meant. However, after a competition, I knew.
It was five years ago that I entered a competition. I was asked to choose the biggest ball while I was walking down to the river bank and I only had one chance to pick up the ball. The fastest one who picked up the biggest ball would be the winner. As soon as the competition began, everyone was in a hurry to find the ball and so was I. I saw many big balls but I thought they were not big enough. Since I only had one chance, I was so careful that I did not pick up a ball until I saw the river bank. The competition would soon be over so I decided to pick up a ball even if it was small. I choose one and went to the end of the route. As a result, I was the loser. To my surprise, the winner had picked up a ball which was much smaller than any other ball I saw on the way but I had not picked up! I was regretful but I counld not do anything about the result. My mother knew the result and said to me, 'Catch oppotunities next time, Dear. '
Suddenly, I knew I had a lesson. Oppotunities are around us all the time but most of us are not ready to catch them. Even sometimes we do not notice them! I thought I must learn to catch the chances from then on. Remember: do it now!