Essay 800 titled Going in a New Direction

In the past, I was an introverted girl. I didn’t dare to express my thoughts in public. I would panic when seeing many people.

Once in a reading class, the teacher recommended that we read the poems of Mirei Kaneko. I particularly like the song "Toward the Bright Side":

Towards the bright side / Toward the bright side / Even a leaf / Should be towards the direction of the sunlight.

At that time, the teacher read this poem with music and pictures emotionally. I was deeply shocked. It turns out that I can also live with a bright mentality. I followed the teacher to read this poem carefully. As I read, I felt like I had become a leaf, growing in the direction of the sun, and I seemed to have turned into a firefly at night, flying bravely in my own direction. For the goal, I have to move forward, I have to work hard, and I have to pursue a bright future.

After the teacher finished reading the demonstration, he asked who would be willing to read it again for everyone. I bravely raised my hand. The teacher asked me to recite this poem to music. I read it very immersedly, and I also put my own emotions into it. I found that I have become brave and no longer timid. I want to let myself always move towards the bright side.

A poem can bring us spiritual comfort. When it touches a person's heart, it can make a person's mentality undergo earth-shaking changes.

I would like to thank "Towards the Bright Side". Of course, I would also like to thank my teacher for recommending such a good work to us. I also understand the charm of reading. I think reading can really make a person's temperament elegant.

Towards the bright side, we are all pursuing...