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I was filled with
doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall.
For me, height was
my trouble. I was much taller than other girls, so I often bent(弯曲) my body at the back
of the line. I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class in
Bala Cynwyd. And I wasn't looking forward to entering the ninth grade.
My grandfather
didn't laugh at me. Instead, whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear
shorter, he would tell me "Stand straight and tall, Alisa. "I trusted
my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood. And whenever I was afraid
of something, he always told me stories of his life.
My grandfather grew
up in war-torn (战乱的) Europe. "Stand straight, stand tall" meant something
else then. After the war, he went to America. He lived a hard life. "If
they could do it, why couldn't I?" "Stand straight, stand tall,"
he often reminded (提醒) himself. Thanks to the help of a
friend, my grandfather got a job. He once told me that he was very nervous at
first. He was not only trying to learn this hard new job but also a new
language.
"Stand
straight, stand tall," he would always tell himself. I am so proud of my
grandfather. After listening to my grandfather's unusual experiences, I have
changed the way I look at my own life.
"Stand
straight, stand tall" has become not only a piece of advice to improve my
posture (身姿)
. It also tells me to be proud of who I am.
And I do.
