They sit on your face, on the sides of your nose and hook onto your ears. Whenever you put them on, the world is no longer such a blur. You finally see the world at last...........This is how people that wear glasses feel whenever they put them on. I should know, I wear glasses.
Glasses has done wonders for many people around the world. They help people who have horrible sight get through the day. Without them, they would probably be lost and get hurt a lot from bumping into things they couldn't see. Even the simplest things, like finding the washroom or getting out of bed in the morning can be difficult.
Whenever I think about my glasses, I always get flashbacks of how I got these magnificent pieces of plastic and glass. I was in Grade 3 when weird things had been happening to me. It was getting harder for me to watch TV or see anything far away. I had to squint to see anything at all. Every day, it seemed like my sight was slowly disappearing, every day getting fuzzier and fuzzier. I didn't think it was such a big deal and thought it would go away. But it didn't and I didn't tell anyone about it.
Soon one day, when I was playing a video game with my brother, my mother noticed me squinting. I told her I couldn't see the screen completely. She immediatly became serious and called my father. What I didn't know is that they made an appointment immediately to see an eye doctor to get my eyes checked. You see my father has worn glasses since he was in the fourth grade which made them wonder...
After a interminable drive, we finally stopped at a small, white building. I immediately became scared. What was going to happen? Was it going to hurt? My father took me inside and introduced my to the eye doctor. A kind-looking man told me to come into a open but dark room and that he was going to give me some tests. So I used all my courage and followed him inside.
After those tests, which didn't hurt by the way, the doctor had me try on some mock glasses. WOW!! I could see everything crystal clear! I had to let the truth sink in, I needed glasses. At first I really didn't want glasses because people were going to make fun of me. I didn't want to look like a nerd. What I didn't know was that there are some really cool glasses out there. I got some lusciously bright red glasses, which was my favourite colour. I still went to bed that night however, more nervous then ever. I was worried and tossed and turned all night thinking that people were going to make fun of me. Eventually I did fall asleep that night, knowing my life was going to be changed forever.
It turns out, nobody did make fun of me.....or at least not that I know of. They actually commented how different I looked and how nice my glasses were. I was so relieved and happy how even though I was going to be different from now on, everyone excepted me wearing these glasses. Not to mention the fact that could actually see the board and what all the scribbles on it said.
So there's my story. I know that maybe some people think that I might look so weird in glasses, but I don't care that much anymore. Glasses have helped me in many ways and people shouldn't make fun of me just because I look different. As long as people except me for who I am and don't want me to change, then I'm fine being one of the only people throughout Gr.7 who wears glasses.
Life Lesson: Don't be afraid of being different from everyone else. Because we all can't be truly perfect in the outside or inside.
Ms.Weldon, I commented on Marcus' blog.
