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Make a mistake!

A mistake isn’t always bad. It sometimes changes our view. This is my experience which a mistake changed me. When I was a junior high school student, I belonged to a synchronized swimming club. I liked this sport very much, but the practice was very hard. It was painful for me to go to the practice and I believed that I could develop my skills if I simply bare this hard practice anyway those days. One day, we had a championship. It was held in Tokyo and many people came from all over Japan. Though it was my first championship at senior level, I wasn’t nervous. Firstly, we were judged by individual technique. At that time, I made a serious mistake. When I saw my score, I was really shocked. My score was very low. Our coach said to me “Your score lowered the rank of our team.” I didn’t know what I should say to my coach and team mates. I felt sad and said to myself “If I hadn’t been in this team, its rank would have been better. Should I leave this team? .” I blamed myself repeatedly. A few days later, I stopped to blame myself and began to think why I made such a serious mistake. I realized how carelessly I did daily practice. I began to make great effort. I wanted to change myself and believed I could do it. One day, my coach said to me, “Your attitudes toward practice have changed. What's happened? Your skills are getting better day by day. Go for it!” I was really happy. One year later, I won the third place in Fukuoka. If I hadn’t made the mistake, I wouldn’t have made great effort. The mistake changed me. I think the more mistakes people experience, the stronger they will become. Some people are afraid of making a mistake and may do anything in a safe way. However, I think they waste their chance to change themselves. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes!