An original inspirational story written by our student Aashna Suvarna.

Aashna is 13 years old young writer from Mumbai. She loves music, reading and writing. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Aashna for this exemplary true self-expression.

I-M-Possible

Audrey Hepburn once said, “Nothing is impossible, even the word itself says I-m-possible.” Anything in the world can be achieved through diligent effort. Work is critical, and history has proved it time and again. The venerable Thomas Edison worked for many hours a day and he dozed off on his laboratory table using only his books as his pillow. All that we see, whether it is fame or wealth or medals, are just decorations. Underneath it all lies all the pain, all the failures, all the disappointment, all the loss of self-confidence, and hours and hours of practice and dedication toward the goal.

John was an average child, born in a small and self-sufficient town near London. He was mediocre in his studies and nobody had much hope for him. One day, he saw a poster stuck upon the school saying that the athlete who had recently won Olympic gold for the country was coming to visit their school. John entered the auditorium and sat at the very last bench. A tall, muscular-looking man entered the room wearing a suit. A silent hush filled the room. The athlete spoke about his life, his career, and how he spent his entire day practicing for his races. He also spoke about how he felt when he won the Olympic medal for the country. Although I am not sure how much this speech affected the crowd around him, for John it was like discovering his mission, his goal, and his ultimate achievement in life.

The next day, he started his athletic training. At first, he could barely run for 2 minutes before his limbs started hurting. Every day felt like torture. The only thing that dragged him out of bed was standing on the podium with a medal slung over his shoulder and people cheering and calling out his name. This also gave him the feeling of winning for the country. This was the only thing that used to circle his mind every time he fell or decided to give up. At first, he usually ended last or second in all the races he participated in. But this only motivated him to work harder and harder. After every failure, he worked ten times harder.

Finally, came the day of that race that could change his life forever. There were a few talented people on the National Team who would be trained to become in the future the face of their country in sports. This could be John’s last chance to get to the national level. Despite all the efforts he and his coach applied, on reaching the race venue, John had become extremely nervous seeing his competitors who were more than twice his age and more experienced in such events coach noticed his nervousness and told him, “John, I know that you have worked hard, but now it is time to deliver. Do not let fear rule this day and come back successful.”

Slightly more confident in himself, he got ready for the race. In his first attempt, he ranked in the middle. His second attempt, yet, resulted in a second-place finish. As he was making his third and final attempt, he became nervous. Every ounce of nervousness crawled back into him. His hands started to sweat and his heart started to beat fast. But then he remembered his practice. The race began. To run, he used every ounce of strength he had. The last thing he remembered was running through the finishing line. Behind him, he saw people cheering for him. His coach hugged him and his parents and friends in the crowd were beaming with joy. he had done it. The national team had selected him. It had been a challenging start, but he had passed.

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