ARTICLE:: JUMP FOR YOUR LIFE =]

INTRODUCTION::

Tom was trapped on a mountain and he only had two choices : jump and have a shot at survival, or wait for certain death.He was trying to challenge himself and trying to ski from one of Europe’s highest ski runs. However, he got lost and realized he was in an avalanche. He had gone too far, ignoring warning signals, and he could not go back.It was worst when his phone cannot receive any signal and therefore, could not contact his friend and get help. He then decided to continue forward, hoping that he could find help, instead of waiting for others to notice his disappearance and rescue him where chances are little. He had to jump from a great height and eventually, he was bruised and injured. He jumped a great height several times to get help. It is risky and he decided to leave farewell messages in his phone just in case he died while searching for help. He broke his right leg after his several attempts of jumping from heights. Later, he realized his phone had signal again. He then message his friend for help. His friend then informed the police and they conducted a search around the area where Tom had described. Help was later given to Tom and he was brought to safety.

REFLECTION::

Tom was really lucky. His determination was paid off as in the end, he was rescued by the rescuers. Tom did not give up even though he knew he was going to die if he was given no help by others soon. His chances of survival was minimal but he tried his best to rescue himself from this deadly place. Tom is really brave as he decided to jump down the height even though it was about fifteen feet high. In fifteen minutes, he had descended some 1300 feet, in order to survive. Its really amazing! He even descended a height which is ninety feet high. He did not care about the consequences after jumping from the great height because he knew he had to try. Instead if sitting helplessly for help, he tried to look for help as it is helpless to sit there waiting. He might even die before there is help given to him. Time was important to him and he had to make good use of it. He had to get help before the night falls in as he might freeze to death. His bravery saved him. We should learn from Tom that we must never give up our hopes even though it seems impossible to achieve it. As long as we persevere and try our best, it is possible to attain the goal. It was dangerous for Tom to jump, but I think it was right for him to try jumping the heights to look for help. If he had waited for help, he might not have survived then. I think that he should think twice before challenging himself and ski the highest ski runs as he was not really familiar with the route, which put his life at risk if he went the wrong way and lands up in a unfamiliar place. Tom knew he was in the wrong due to his folly actions and now, he knew how to think before he acts. He now cherishes his life more and he swore never do it again. He had learnt from his mistakes.


~LEE STEPHANIE~