Ever since I was young, my family and I love to have quality time at the beach. We tend to enjoy our bonding together whenever we are at the beach. There, we find serenity away from all the stressors of life. It seems like the beach is our getaway place whenever we celebrate something such as birthdays, significant events, and so on. The beach has witnessed a lot of happy memories that we had with my family. We have a lot of unforgettable experiences such as the time when we had a great time swimming, or catching fishes, and name a few.

Needless to say, I have a lot of wonderful memories at the beach. I have gained a lot of events that I could bring for a lifetime. Howbeit, as much as I hold a lot of wonderful memories, I also have this one unforgettable memory when I was young. A memory that planted in my mind ever since it happened. I may not remember how painful it was for me, but I could still remember how it went.

Way back when I was young, around grade school, I always get excited whenever I see the beach. I always wanted to swim in an instant because the waters in the beach looked exciting. I may not be Moana, but the sea seemed like calling me to swim. It seemed like the sea was there asking me to have fun directly with thr waves. Not to mention, that moment back then was supposed to be a happy day. It was supposed to be a celebration because it's the birthday of my aunt. But never did I know that I will experience such traumatic event amidst the wonderful celebration.

Back then, my mom told me not to swim yet as she told me that she will go with me on the waters once she's done preparing the food. Since I was still a child, and thinking how young my mind was, I always wanted to go directly and have fun swimming in the waters because I have seen that the other kids were enjoying their time already swimming and playing around.

I admit, I was hardheaded that time that it led me to something unpleasant. I never listened to my mom and ran on the waters. The waves was not that big so I went to the waters and swim. I was confident back then that I will be able to carry myself because the water was not too deep. But moments after I swim, I noticed that there's a change on how the waves moved. The waves was getting bigger. I could still recall how hard it was for me to swim back to where my family was. No matter how much I tried, I still kept on moving away from the people and the waters seemed like pushing me to the depths of the waters.

I wanted to ask for help that time but I can't due to the big waves that came. I just raise both of my hands fighting for survival. I almost lost hope as I have drank sea water and it kept on filling my stomach.

I'd like to thank all of my friends for all the support they are showering towards me, I appreciate it a lot.

I thought I will not be saved, but...

Few minutes laters, a light showed up as my uncle pulled me from that drowning situation. He brought me to the dry area where my family were staying and checked if I was okay. To be honest, that time, I never thought that I could still survive. I never thought that someone would saw me and helped me out. It was a traumatic event on my part as I thought that I will not be able to make it.

That time, instead that my mother would get angry at me, she was concerned of me, but she then got angry when I was finally fine. I thought I was safe for being scolded, but I was not.

Lesson Learned from that Moment

That experience has taught me something in life, especially that I was still a kid that it happened. It taught me something that I have applied in our series of beach moments after that event.

Now, here is the significant lesson that I learned from it:

Don't Be Hardheaded

This is the number lesson that I got to learn after that nearly drowning event. I have learned not to be hardheaded. You see, my mother already told me not to swim yet; she will go with me once she's done preparing the food. However, I was hardheaded and I never listened to her, that it brought me into a dangerous situation. I regret a lot for being hardheaded after that event. I swear to myself that I will listen to my family's advice especially when we're at the beach because they know what's best for me and for everyone in the family.

Closing Thoughts

It's never easy to experience such thing. It will give fear in your heart to swim again especially when the waves are quite big. I know I was to blame for that experience and I already regret my actions. Not to mention, if my uncle never saw me, I don't know what happened to me now.

How about you? Have you experienced the same thing?

Date Published: February 21, 2022 (Monday)