Big Turning Point In My Life

When I turned 40 years old, I had a big turning point in my life. I transferred to a new school and became a 6th grade homeroom teacher. It was the fouth time for me to be in charge of the 6th graders but that time was different. First of all the students had been notorious for their mischievous behavior since the previous year. Some of them were caught watching pornography, smoking cigars and stealing things from shops near school. It was not easy at all for me to control them. Co-workers? That was not simple, either. All of my colleagues were younger than me. There was a male head teacher but he was much younger than me and all the others were in their 20’s! I couldn’t understand their jokes or humour. I didn’t have any common interests with them. When we were working, I had to ask for their help so many times. The only thing I could do was treating them to dinner as often as I could. I began to hate myself, especially my age and incompetence. In addition during the volleyball game I ruptured my Achilles tendon. It was a totally unexpected accident. After surgery, lying on a bed in the hospital, I considered myself seriously. I felt there had to be some total changes in my life. I couldn’t stand the way I was living my life any more. Who knows what will happen later? First I took up exercise. Second I started spending more time and money on myself. I want to be stronger and more capable in my health and work. So far I’ve been trying hard to keep the decision and I ’m sure my life has become fairly different since then.

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