Lee JiWon / Memory Chain Essay / Thursday 1-3 p.m.

Narrative Composition 201502643  Lee JiWon     Something very embarrassing moment maybe can lead us to change ourselves!   There are a lot of moments when we feel embarrassed in our lives. That moment can be a really trivial one that you almost forget about it after a couple of minutes or the memory can also brand an unforgettable shame on the other hand. Tracing back my childhood memory, there were numerous embarrassing moments and if someone asks me "What was the most embarrassing moment in your life?", I recall the story that I would like to tell from now on. As always, from a chink in the curtains, the sunlight was glaring down relentlessly on my face, that I was shading both my eyes with hands. Regretting not closing the curtains the night before and hauling myself out of bed, I groped for the switch of the bathroom with my eyes closed tightly. As usual in the morning, the heavily drooping dark circles under my eyes and dull looking skin was so shocking and I often felt the temptation to skip the class, too hard to resist. However, my body moved automatically preparing to go to yoga class, and I was humming on my way to that class every Wednesday. Likewise I've been enjoying yoga class, the loveliest time of every Wednesday until then.  Arriving at classroom, it was as usual scenery before class starts, students wearing tracksuits sitting in a huddle chattering on one side and others drowsing in their seats. I kept glancing over behind my shoulder, wondering what kind of equipment are we going to use this week. And when I was about to feel some gloomy foreboding of what was about to come, "Today, we're going to implement physical-fitness test regarding our weight without fat, body fat, waist hip and flexibility etc. Assistant instructor will help you guys measuring each part.", said my teacher. 'What? My weight? My fat? I do not need his help! Who in the world would wish to disclose that she is out of shape to whom she likes? No one ever! ', I was screaming in silence. The famous saying, 'If you can't avoid it, enjoy it!' was rather thought as 'If you can't avoid it, don't make anyone stand behind you in a row! Be the very last to come!' for me. Eventually the distress moment, maybe only true for me, came and I was hoping this whole thing is a dream. It was bad enough to blush in the presence of someone I have a crush on, but his accurate observation was a lot more painful. "You are diagnosed as overweight according to the body mass index and you have an excessive accumulation of fat in the abdominal area." I couldn't help going red as a beetroot. I was so embarrassed at that moment but, at the same time, surprisingly, I was really motivated to lose weight than ever in my life! Obviously, I was really sad and ashamed but, anyway as a result, I was able to lose 10 kilograms by exercising really hard for almost three months. Now when I talk about this story to someone else, I say "You know what? Perhaps it's a better that way, because I succeeded in losing weight for the first time in my life!" Likewise, I believe something very embarrassing moment maybe can lead us to change ourselves, and what's important is that not to be just dispersed but try to find that you can deal with.