Lia reaches higher and pulls herself up the rough rock wall. Her fingers grasp the big shelf of rock directly over her head. Above, there is a complicated spot on the wall. Lia has never made it past before. Briefly, options are considered in her mind. Something new and courageous must be done if any improvement is to be made. She decides to leap. Her toes dig into the small crevice of rock beneath her feet.
A few seconds later, Lia is flying towards the tall ceiling illuminated by bright lights, higher than the sky, like a rocket being launched. Her fingers hit the tiny protuberance. This time, they grab on tightly and don’t let go. She’s finally done it! Lia smiles and whispers, “Yes!”
She scrambles up the remainder of the wall. Weeks, maybe even months, have been spent studying this section of the wall; she knew that it was …show more content…
How does any of this matter if it will all be gone one day? She fails at the difficult section of the wall from yesterday, and now Lia is worried that more mistakes like this will cause her to lose interest in rock climbing. The soft music playing and the faint smell of lemon-scented cleaner, which usually calm her down, have no effect on her today. Lia leaves the gym with her fervor for the sport dimmed.
The sign on the gym the next day says that it is closed for repairs. “Sorry, Lia, I know how passionate you are about rock climbing. Hopefully they’ll open again soon,” her mom sympathizes. She’s trying to be comforting, but Lia is only guilty about not being disappointed at all. In fact, she’s slightly relieved that she doesn’t have to worry about rock climbing today.
The gym is open again a few days later, but the manager tells Lia that one of the walls is still being renovated. “Oh...I was planning to climb that one today. Maybe I can come later when it’s fixed?” she suggests to the manager and her
A few seconds later, Lia is flying towards the tall ceiling illuminated by bright lights, higher than the sky, like a rocket being launched. Her fingers hit the tiny protuberance. This time, they grab on tightly and don’t let go. She’s finally done it! Lia smiles and whispers, “Yes!”
She scrambles up the remainder of the wall. Weeks, maybe even months, have been spent studying this section of the wall; she knew that it was …show more content…
How does any of this matter if it will all be gone one day? She fails at the difficult section of the wall from yesterday, and now Lia is worried that more mistakes like this will cause her to lose interest in rock climbing. The soft music playing and the faint smell of lemon-scented cleaner, which usually calm her down, have no effect on her today. Lia leaves the gym with her fervor for the sport dimmed.
The sign on the gym the next day says that it is closed for repairs. “Sorry, Lia, I know how passionate you are about rock climbing. Hopefully they’ll open again soon,” her mom sympathizes. She’s trying to be comforting, but Lia is only guilty about not being disappointed at all. In fact, she’s slightly relieved that she doesn’t have to worry about rock climbing today.
The gym is open again a few days later, but the manager tells Lia that one of the walls is still being renovated. “Oh...I was planning to climb that one today. Maybe I can come later when it’s fixed?” she suggests to the manager and her