During PE at Nobel Middle School I decided to play on the "jungle gym" during free time with my friends. At my school we had metal horizontal bars at varying levels, pull up bars against the wall, climbing pole, and rope. Attempting to execute as many tricks as we could, I decided to try and show off my acrobatic skills and do a fancy flip/tuck around the horizontal bar. Keep in mind our PE uniform consisted of a baggy white t-shirt and mesh basketball shorts. While spinning around the bar my PE clothes got stuck and literally wrapped themselves around the bar. I could not get down from the bar because my clothes were holding me up and I hung there while my friends fell to the floor laughing. In a struggle to get down my shorts eventually ripped and freed me. During the rest of PE I had to walk around with basketball shorts virtually ripped into a semi skirt. Maybe you had to be there.
Looking back at my most embarrassing moment I realized that as a middle schooler my self consciousness was not as big of an issue as it is today. As embarrassing as this event was, it did not scar my self confidence at school or around my friends. At the time I thought it was hilarious but in retrospect I made a huge fool out of myself. Nowadays even speaking up in a classroom can make me flustered and embarrassed. I guess this story can take on the quote, "ignorance is bliss". In middle school I could care less what people thought about me or what I thought about myself. Sometimes I think I am my biggest critique. Before I had an idea of what my ideal self should be, I acted without thought, without worrying what does this action say about me or how will others perceive me. This all has to do with self consciousness, image, and personal strength.
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