fall
摔倒了 就先躺一下
因為這小小的故事，讓我不害怕嘗試。
在我還是國小生時，因為跑得還算快，所以運動會的賽跑項目通常都會有我參加。
某次個人賽跑的預賽，我剛跑了幾步就摔倒，我當時慌了，急忙爬起來想要繼續往前，但我卻每跑一步就摔一跤。我並沒有受傷，但最後還是只能走到終點。
接著我做出了一個讓我後悔一輩子的決定。
在正式比賽當天，所有選手已就位，裁判用廣播不停地呼喊：「第X跑道 XXX選手（我）請就位。」
我逃避了，只因為我害怕再次跌倒。
（我躲在廁所，直到比賽結束。）
經過一段時間的沈澱，我對當時逃避所感到輕鬆的自己，感到極度的厭惡。
所以，比起失敗，我更不想因為逃避而後悔。
而這故事也因此讓我學到了一個我認為重要的成長方式：
如果摔倒了，就先躺一下；
不要著急，準備好了再出發。
Because of this small story,
I’m no longer afraid to try.
Back in elementary school, I was considered a pretty fast runner,
so I usually competed in track events during our sports meets.
One time, during a preliminary race,
I tripped just a few steps in.
Panic set in as I scrambled to my feet, desperate to keep running —
but every step I took, I fell again.
I wasn’t hurt, but in the end, I could only walk to the finish line.
Then I made a decision I regret to this day.
On the day of the official race, all the runners were in position.
The announcer kept calling out:
“Lane X, runner XXX (me), please come to the starting line.”
But I didn’t go.
I hid.
I was too afraid of falling again.
(I stayed in the bathroom until the race was over.)
After some time passed,
what haunted me most wasn’t the fall —
it was how relieved I had felt when I chose to run away.
I hated that part of myself.
So now, more than failure,
I fear the kind of regret that comes from running away.
And from this story, I learned something I carry with me to this day:
If you fall, it’s okay to lie there for a while.
Don’t rush.
Start again when you’re ready.
desigNer / jungo