When I was a child, my mother didn't force me to eat everything in my dish. She said I had to1 every food three times. Her2 was the first time to try it, the second time to get over the fact that you had just tried it, and the third to3 that you don't like it. After that, if I still4 the taste, she would5 make me eat it again. Her reasonable approach
6 almost every time—except with bananas, which I still don't eat now.
As I grew older, I brought that simple7 into my life. I had been8 the diving(跳水) board at the pool, but I had9 to make the first jump off the board. When I breathed in water, my mother jumped in to10 me. Before she could even reach me, I was up and out of the pool, heading back to that diving board. I jumped off11 ．More coughing followed, but I was determined to get over the fear. When I12 the pool the second time, my mom tried to cover me with a towel.13 , I threw off the towel and14 trying. The third time there was no15 and no water in my nose. In fact, there were16 from the others at the pool. At that point, I fell in love with the pool.
In my mid-thirties, I17 a successful job that didn't satisfy me in order to achieve my dream of being a writer. Having been18 twice, I tried for a third time. I have been happily living the life of a writer ever since. We are all afraid of something19 . But how can we be sure that something won't be20 — unless we give it a try.
