Chapter 3: Unforgettable First Time – First Appearance on Stage
There are some things that we will never forget, and we will always be haunting in our hearts, because you may be able to continue to learn from them and understand some philosophy of life. For example, from the first time I performed on stage, I understood a truth.
This was when I was three or four years old. During a kindergarten celebration of Children's Day, I performed a poetry recitation on behalf of my class, which was my first time on stage, and I was both excited and nervous.
The event began, and I was still memorizing the poems I had prepared. On that day, there were many people in the kindergarten playground, and the seats were full. "Next, I invite Shu Junhao's children to bring a poetry recitation performance."
At this time, the audience stood up, clapping their hands and cheering for me, and I felt more and more nervous, thinking: this is my first time performing on stage, I must perform well. I couldn't help but get my head pounding. I walked with my steps, creeping on my feet.
Walking to the center of the stage, I took a deep breath and saw Teacher Li make a "stick" gesture to me offstage, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, giving me great encouragement! So, I introduced myself and started acting. I recited it vividly, and everyone was immersed in my voice in the relaxed and elegant music.
Halfway through the performance, I suddenly forgot what the next sentence was, and I was overwhelmed and anxious. In those few seconds, time seemed to freeze. The audience watched with relish. Mr. Li's eyes were full of expectation and relief. I immediately remembered a quote from Mr. Li - "It's okay to say something wrong, but you have to be brave enough to continue to say it." So, I continued to recite with grace. The performance went smoothly, and the audience stood up, clapping their hands and cheering for me. However, it was different from what I felt before the performance, it was a joy, a blessing, and it was the first time in my life that I won the applause of the crowd, and I couldn't help but laugh.
After stepping down, I saw Mr. Li, thought of the mistake just now, and was afraid that the teacher would blame me, but the teacher not only did not blame, but kept encouraging and praising me. I went from a frightened bird to a child in no time.
In the years that followed, somehow, I often remembered my first performance on stage, the applause of the audience, the encouragement of the teacher, and every time I thought about it, there was always a slight excitement. And my first performance on stage made me know: everything must be treated calmly, don't panic when you encounter difficulties, in fact, difficulties are just paper tigers