Writing - A Difficult Chore

Many children like to talk. They like to tell about what they saw and did, but they hate writing about it. It could probably be due to the fact that they lack the vocabulary and cannot spell. Thus, writing it out becomes difficult. When writing, they cannot 'cheat' by just using words like 'this one' and 'that one'. They have to use the correct vocabulary so that we can truly understand what they are tryng to say.

I hated writing too. There was no reason to write because no one cared what i truly experienced and how I felt. The only times when I wrote were in school, having to do compositions. It was only when I was in Secondary Two when I finally found the reason to write.

My grandfather passed away.

My school Chinese teacher happened to ask the class to write about the person whom I will never forget. I wrote about my late grandfather. I wrote about how I have hated him and how he had treated me while he was alive. I wrote about how I regretted they way I had treated him because deep in my heart, I knew that he cared for me. The composition was very long and I cried while writing about it.

When I gotback my composition from my teacher. There was only a line of words below - Out of Point!. I did not feel sad about it because it was always the case. However, this time was different. My teacher made me stayed behind after class. She told me that it was the best piece of work that I have done. The story was so touching and it made her cry, but it was out of point. (I still don't understand why, but nevermind.)

I finally realised that I need to touch the hearts of the reader when I write. Subsequently, another English teacher taught me to use 'Feelings, Actions and Thoughts'. From then, I write better stories and I enjoy writing my experiences. Who cares about writing compositions in school! I always pretend to be the person in the story when my teachers told me to write. I will write about my own feelings and actions. This is what really matters and makes my compositions different from others.

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