The Kite “ A young boy heard about a competition ... for flying kites ... each person was required to make his own kite... and fly it ... he talked about it with his friends at school ... and they laughed ... they said ... “you can`t do this... you`d never win ... you know nothing about making kites ... you can`t run with a kite ... you don`t know how to fly a kite ... you know nothing about it ... so why bother”. The boy felt sad about this ... and thought maybe they were right ... still he thought about it ... and decided it didn`t matter what they thought ... he wanted to win ... he went to the library... and read books on kite making ... he went out and bought some blue china silk material ... bamboo sticks ... string ... and the other materials he needed for the kite ... he made a pattern and cut the silk for the kites tail ... he made the frame out of the bamboo sticks ... and glued it all together ... then finally he tied the tail and the ball of string ... then he just sat and stared at the finished kite ... so real and yet so fragile looking ... that he was afraid to test it on the wind. When it was time for the competition... the boy took it to the field ... other children looked at his kite and laughed ... his kite was just a plain blue ... while theirs were brightly painted ... to be easily seen in the sky ... the boy was sad ... but still ... with a quiet determination ... he moved to the starting place. Some of the others looked at his kite ... so plain and ordinary ... and laughed ... many boys said their kites were best ... and that others ... could forget it right now ... but the boy stood quietly ... determined ... waiting for his time . When the time came ... he held up his kite and began to move ... the gentle wind caught the silk and he let go ... and let go some of the string ... the kite began to rise ... he moved further back ... pulling the string ... but the kite began to dip and dive... he quickly pulled on the string again ... and the kite began to rise ... over and over the pattern was repeated ... falling ... and rising again ... but each time ... the kite moved a little higher in the sky . There were some brightly coloured kites ... some like dragons ... some like birds ... other shapes and colours ... his kite ... was the plain... but there was an elegant simplicity to his kite ... he saw two kites crash into each other ... and he quickly moved his string ... to avoid getting entangled as they fell to the earth. As he continued to fly his kite ... he saw that it was moving ... higher and higher ... and he began to feel a quiet excitement and a growing confidence ... again and again ... kites fell to the earth ... but his rose higher and higher ... when finally ... at last ... his kite rose to the end of his string ... higher than any other kite ... and caught the wind ... and stayed there ... standing tall and looking good. And the grey sky began to change ... as a cloud moved from in front of the sun ... and the sunlight ... with a dazzling.... burst of golden light ... illuminated the kite ... which shone ... like a brilliant blue sapphire in the sky ... ... and everyone looked up ... smiling! So when the contest ended ... the judges had an easy decision to make ... and they awarded his kite the title of Overall Champion ... he was the best of the best ... and he smiled ... because he now knew ... with effort and determination ... with a positive attitude ... and an inner belief in what you can accomplish ... then anything ... and everything ... is possible.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:43:06 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015