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Icanneverforgetthesummerin1996.IwentthroughanextremityofdespairduetomyfailureintheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination.Itseemedthatmydreamofbeingauniversitystudentwouldnevercometrue.OneeveningmyfathercameandtoldmethestoryofStevenCallahan,whowascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhissailboatwhenitstrucksomethingandsank.
Itwasamiraclethathesurvivedandwasfound76dayslater(thelongestanyonehassurvivedashipwreckonaliferaftalone).Laterinhisnarrativehewrotethesesentences“ItellmyselfIcanhandleit.ComparedtowhatothershavebeenthroughI’mfortunate”.
HearingthesesentencesIfeltsomethingimportantstruckme.Ibelivedmylifewouldmotbethatbadanditwasprovedtobetrue.LaterduringmystudyintheuniversityIalwaystoldmyself“Icanhandleit”whenmyowngoalsseemedfarofforwhenmyproblemsseemedtoooverwhelmingandeverytimeIsaidit,Ialwayscamebacktomysenses.
NowIworkasanEnglishteacherinamiddleschool.Whenevermystudentscomplainabouttheirdifficultiesinstudyorwanttogiveup,IwilltellthesamestoryofCallahantothem.Ijustwanttomakethembelievetheycanhandletheirdifficultiesbecausetheircircumstancesareonlybadcomparedtosomethingbetter.Butothershavebeenthroughmuchworse.Thentheywillbuildupfortitude.
Sohere,comingtousfromtheextremeedgeofsurvival,arewordsthatcangiveusstrength.Whateveryou’regoingthrough,tellyourselfyoucanhandleit.Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,you’refortunate.Tellthistoyourselfoverandover,anditwillhelpyougetthroughtheroughspotswithlittlemorefortitude.