Second Chance

In this life, mistakes and regrets have bothered our life quite often. Making a wrong decision and saying improper statements that make people around us upset have been something common that we have done quite frequently.

A Chinese proverb said that once you pour the water out of the bucket, it is hard to get it back in. We cannot completely put the water back in the bucket, only a part of it. The same thing also applied to our mistakes, we cannot completely fix the damage that we have caused. It is more like we cover those mistakes with new experience or just shrug it off just like we can easily mop the spilt water. Well, it is indeed true that remembering our past hurts, however, we still can take it as a lesson.

What most people, including us, have been dreaming about is to have a second chance, only one other chance to prove that we did not mean to hurt other people; to clarify a mere matter of improper choice of word that leads to misunderstanding, or just saying our sorry. We always imagine of having a convenient time machine that can turn back time very easily.  By already knowing our mistakes, the same heartbreaking account will not happen anymore. Nevertheless, there is no perfect human being in this world. Even though we can change some things, there will still be one or two problem occurring.

Now, I, myself, really wish that I could have that one more chance. Every time I remember my family, I always wonder why I did not properly treat them. During my last days at home I always made my little brother cry, upset my mother, and even made my patient father angry. Every time I remember 88, I longed for the cheerfulness, the friendliness, and togetherness. Today, in an all girls’ school, I feel a lot of differences. Even though my current classmates are also friendly and cheerful, it cannot be the same. I cannot feel the real atmosphere of a classroom; everything revolves about grades. I also realize that I am not a good roommate.  I might have made a lot of mistakes. I bother my roommates while I, myself, also easily get irritated.

I know I was not perfect. I realize that I am not perfect. And I know that I will never be. Nevertheless, I will try my best not to be drowned easily in sadness and remorse. I cannot count on who-knows-it-will-be-invented time machine; I cannot count on a magical thing to happen, turning back time so suddenly. Hence, the only thing that you and I can do is to live our life to the fullest everyday and never give up since there is no such thing as a real second chance.

Once in a lifetime means there’s no second chance

So I believe that you and me should grab it while we can.

Everyday-HSM