The Value of a Phone Call to a Blade Slicing Through Ice draft 1

Have you ever valued something too much? Have you ever lost something of great value to you? Have you ever never realized how much you value something till its gone? A lot of times people have to go through these questions when they value something. I know what it is like to loose something of great value to you and it’s not a great feeling. Now, I hold onto the stuff that I value, because those are important things to me, and I dont want to loose them. I have valued something too much and it ended up destroying me and the people around me. I have realized that I valued something when it was too late, and it makes me wonder why I didn’t show that I valued it before. When you really value something make sure that, that value is aware of it. Do you value something?

The buzz vibrates through my pocket as the vibration forms a smile across my
face. I drop whatever i'm doing just to reach in and grab it. As I reach into my pocket, my phone and I connect. It’s like the bond between us is unbreakable. I pull my phone out of my pocket, and it graces me with its image of electricity and beauty. It is an addiction I can not break as its current pulls me in each time. I open my phone to see the screens light fill up my eyes. My eyes trace over the grammar not missing a single punctuation mark. The words fill up in my head as I finish reading the message. I touch the keyboard and before I know it im surfing my way through my phone. I start it off with a simple hey and before I know it, it’s developed into something more. My fingers fly across the keyboard and im filling up my screen with tons of words and phrases. My mind is racing with information and excitement as I see the mailbox form on my screen and the message appear "Sent". My blood starts to rush as I wait for the message across my phone to reply “New Message". When it appears I can feel everything in my body go nuts. I get all excited and before I know it, my phone is open again and im typing faster then before. My mom has me go to the store with her and my excitement soon turns to disappointment. We enter the car and then my mom informs me that I can bring my phone along. Hearing those words just made me so happy. I run to my phone like a kid running to presents on Christmas morning. I run into my house running to my room, and there it is, my phone. It calls to me as it sits on my bureau so far away from me. I go to it and it feels so good to know it is back in my palm.

My blades hit the ice and i'm in another world. It’s so smooth as it glides along the bottom of my blades. As I swerve I can feel my edges grip and I know im in control. The cold air brushes my face like the wind in the nice cool fall. I start up the power and I can feel my energy building. I start flying around the ice and I prepare for my first jump. As I make my way around the ice I can feel my heart beating, like its about to jump out of my chest. I get ready with strength and energy and before I know it I take off. The moment in the air is so undescribable. The twirling feels amazing and I prepare for landing. As I land on the ground I stick the landing and my heart stops racing for the moment of time. I can feel the feeling of accomplishment run through my veins. I love it. I love it so much that I prepare for another. This time I go for a tougher one. The pressure is building and my heart is racing. I hope I land it. I take off and I feel it go wrong. My body starts to flinch and I go down hard. The feeling of my body smacking against the ice is like a glass shattering against a wooden floor. I lay on the ice feeling the feeling of defeat and it stinks. I work my way up and I make my way off the ice. Another day will come.My name comes over the loud speaker and the audience starts to chant my name. My heart starts to race and I can feel my blood pumping. I make my way out to center ice and I position myself for the best moment of my life. I wait for the music to start as I stand shaking in position. My music starts and so do I. As soon as I feel the ice moving beneath me, a smile forms across my face and I get a confidence I didn’t have before. I move across the ice feeling the pleasure erupt! The judges smile at me and I know that im doing a good job. I finish my program before I know it and the audience erupts into a chant and clapping. I feel so good inside as I wave and skate off the ice. I got first place.

I value both my cell phone and my first ice skating for different and similar reasons. My cell phone gives me the ability to talk to anyone anytime. I love it. It has a keyboard too, which allows me to text faster and easier then just a regular phone pad. It’s about worth $150.00, but to me it is more then that. I always worry about it getting ruined or destroyed or lost so I make sure that I always keep a close eye on it. I always make sure that its secure and that nothing will ever happen to it. My phone is my life and without it I would die. Something my phone does not have that my ice skating has, is that it can not win me awards.
My ice skating gives me the ability to get exercise, work hard, and accomplish my goals. The edges are unbelievable and the feeling is even better. The jumps make it all worthwhile and the spins are something else. I always worry about falling when i'm in the process of skate, but I always risk it anyway. My first ice skating competition was priceless. My first time on the ice in front of a huge crowd was just indescribable. Knowing that there were people there watching you and knowing that you’ve accomplished learning what you needed to, and was going to do well was the best feeling in the world. Ice skating is different then a cell phone by a cell phone being able to use internet if it wants to. Ice skating doesn't have shortcuts either.

Both of my values are also the same in a couple ways. You can go all over the world with them, you can tell people about them, you can borrow them, you can be good at using them, and more then one person can have them or be doing/using them. By having these things in common it makes it really easy to do both. You don’t have to worry about having to give up a value for another. I value both of these things a lot and I never will forget / give them away. Without these things in my life/ or were in my life, I would not be where I am today. Values can change
everything. Without them, your whole life would change from where it is now. Do you value your parents? Well, if you do, just think about what it would be like if they weren’t there after you were born. What would your life be like now? How would your life be different? What would have happened to you? That’s how my values make me feel. Maybe you should think about yours....