| Letters and Diary Non-Fiction posted August 18, 2020 |
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the water realm
Diving
by Iza Deleanu
I always was afraid to swim under water. At that time, I had no swimming goggles, so I didn't dare to open my eyes under.
It was in 1998, a very cold winter, when I learnt by mistake the great art of 'sinking' or what is reffered to today as diving. On that day, I decided to go from my University assignment straight to the swimming pool in downtown. I wanted to practice some new"'deadly styles" under my own supervision.
As I turned one more time on the lane, I hit my leg and started to sink. I opened my eyes and my mouth, and in my panic, I kicked in the drowning zone. In that moment, my entire life went in front of my eyes. What a stupid way to die! Then I realized that I was at the edge of the swimming pool, so all I had to do was to stand up.
So, there I was, coughing and getting the water out from my eyes and lungs. I knew it was so stupid, to drown in a half of meter of water because of a panic attack. That was the day when I fell in love with the water realm, and thanks to the goggles, I was able to see its beauty.
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I always was afraid to swim under water. At that time, I had no swimming goggles, so I didn't dare to open my eyes under.
It was in 1998, a very cold winter, when I learnt by mistake the great art of 'sinking' or what is reffered to today as diving. On that day, I decided to go from my University assignment straight to the swimming pool in downtown. I wanted to practice some new"'deadly styles" under my own supervision.
As I turned one more time on the lane, I hit my leg and started to sink. I opened my eyes and my mouth, and in my panic, I kicked in the drowning zone. In that moment, my entire life went in front of my eyes. What a stupid way to die! Then I realized that I was at the edge of the swimming pool, so all I had to do was to stand up.
So, there I was, coughing and getting the water out from my eyes and lungs. I knew it was so stupid, to drown in a half of meter of water because of a panic attack. That was the day when I fell in love with the water realm, and thanks to the goggles, I was able to see its beauty.
It was in 1998, a very cold winter, when I learnt by mistake the great art of 'sinking' or what is reffered to today as diving. On that day, I decided to go from my University assignment straight to the swimming pool in downtown. I wanted to practice some new"'deadly styles" under my own supervision.
As I turned one more time on the lane, I hit my leg and started to sink. I opened my eyes and my mouth, and in my panic, I kicked in the drowning zone. In that moment, my entire life went in front of my eyes. What a stupid way to die! Then I realized that I was at the edge of the swimming pool, so all I had to do was to stand up.
So, there I was, coughing and getting the water out from my eyes and lungs. I knew it was so stupid, to drown in a half of meter of water because of a panic attack. That was the day when I fell in love with the water realm, and thanks to the goggles, I was able to see its beauty.
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