102學測英文作文 14 Original
When I was a twelfth grader, I was a selfish, arrogant young man who
never showed sympathy to others. I remember that during the times I commuted to
school, the MRT was always crowed with people. Not willing to stand all the
way, I often threw my school bag on a vacant seat as soon as I saw one to
prevent others from occupying “MY” seat. Then, I took out my cell phone and
began to play the games in it. Sometimes, I seemed to hear some whispers that
were criticizing me about my bossy attitude, but I didn’t really keep those in
mind. There were often many elder passengers who weren’t fast enough to occupy
a seat as I did, standing helpless in front of me. I know they were suggesting
that I should give away my seat, but that thought never occurred to me.
One day, I was playing basketball with my friends at school. We were
having a very close fight so I strived to get the ball to win the game.
However, as I rushed toward the guy who was controlling the ball, I was tripped
by his leg and tumbled on the ground. “Ouch!!!” I groaned with pain as I
wrenched my ankle. “Oh, I am so sorry!” said the guy who threw the ball away
and helped me up. I got my sprung ankle wrapped with some bandage, but it still
hurt so much that I could hardly move. Since I became handicapped. I could no
longer occupy seats as fast as I could before. Ironically, I became the one
standing helplessly in front of people to beg them to give away their seats.
Sadly, I was often ignored just as the way as the elder passengers had been
ignored by me. I finally realized how heart-chilling it was to be neglected
when I was in need. As I stood helplessly in front of the absent-minded
passengers sitting ahead me, I saw that selfish young man who I used to be in
their apathetic faces. Regretfully, I reflected on my previous attitude, and
determined to give away seat to people in need from now on.
