Experience as an Explorer

Today when I went to the park the first person I noticed was Tarran. I met him a few days ago and realized he comes to the park every day like me, pretty much the same time. We started playing.  Initially, we got chased by Tarran’s brother for a while for fun. Few minutes later I told him about this lake close by. He agreed to join me to explore the lake. We had to travel really far. While travelling we had to take loads of turns, pass by sharp trees and heavy trunks. At this time we realized we were lost. We even got spooked. We thought we heard mountain lions. Usually mountain lions are found in deep and thick woods in the neighborhood. So, hearing mountain lions was not something uncommon but kids were prohibited in those areas. We started sharing stories about seeing mountain lions before.  While we were talking I was devastated to see a fence. That fence was an indication of no trespassing and I have never been so far before. At this time, my friend almost freaked about taking the wrong path. I was nervous and tensed. I thought I was lost forever and I also realized that it was a bad idea to misguide my friend. While we were worried, we luckily spotted few old men who were taking a stroll. I was so happy to see them as I could recognize few of them from my neighborhood. I immediately approached them and asked for the directions. Once we got the directions we got on our bikes and rode the path they told us to take. On the way we met loads of kids, we even saw my third grade classmate. Now that was an indication that we were almost near the park. I was never this relieved.

I have learnt one thing though, while doing something mischievously mysterious at least keep one person informed.

     

Lesson from a Lie!

One day when I was at school I heard my classmates talking about this computer game called Wizard 101. They were almost raving about it. I so wanted to be part of it. So, I walked up to them and said I beat the whole game. Then they started testing me weather I was lying or not, by asking me questions that included the characters of the game. Unfortunately I had no clue. That’s when they came to a conclusion that I was lying but I kept negotiating with them. When I got home I told my mom about the lie and when she asked me why I did it, the only thing I could think of was that I wanted to be accepted and included in the discussion. That’s when she says, there was no need to lie to be part of that discussion. I might as well say I didn’t know that a game like that existed and I wanted to know more. They would have been more than happy to share details about it. Actually she was right. Why didn’t I think of that? Well, what do u expect, I am just nine.  As the day passed, mom downloaded wizard 101. At first it seemed difficult then I started to get the hang of it. Every day I played wizard 101 to go to higher levels. I even went to a higher level than one of my classmates. But I still felt miserable that I told a lie though I eventually got over it.

The lesson is simple; I don’t have to lie to be part of something. It saves some misery and embarrassment.