01-Appreciating the Scenery with Heart is Also Happiness#
Even if you ultimately succeed, taking your time and appreciating it can always lead to discovering some of the most beautiful scenery.
——Preface
At this moment, the cicadas and birds are chirping outside the window. The hot air carries a hint of the fragrance of trees.
All the lights on the stage are shining on me, and I feel very confident as I smoothly participate in the recitation competition. I believe I will definitely succeed! After the recitation competition, the teachers present smiled with satisfaction and raised their scoring cards, "Full marks"! At that moment, my heart was deeply moved.
But I know that the scenery behind it is the happiest.
When I first received the competition notice, I was really very happy to be able to participate from there. This competition is one I have longed for, and I was determined to achieve a good result.
In the evening, after school, I returned home and leaned over my desk, writing the recitation script without stopping. In the room, the only sound was the "shh—shh" of the pen on paper. At that moment, while writing the script, I was inspired and incorporated many beautiful sentences into the recitation.
I paused to appreciate. I realized that the scenery at that moment was exceptionally beautiful, happy, and full of struggle.
I practiced with the final version of my script, which I had revised countless times.
"Oh, Motherland—how..."
Accompanied by beautiful music, I gently recited, adding body movements, and every night I could see the scenery of someone earnestly reciting through a window by Songya Lake.
Every day was like this. Each day's recitation brought a brand new experience, and each day's scenery was unique.
During that time, I could appreciate beautiful and unique scenery every night, watching myself continuously practice. Truly, hardship, struggle, harvest, beauty—each night's appreciation was unique.
Finally, we entered the rehearsal stage, and all the contestants gathered together. I cherished every rehearsal stage even more.
During that time, I worked hard to improve every action, word, and expression, striving to do my best!
Every time, my rehearsal time was not enough, and I would only practice secretly alone after others left.
During that time, my secret practice and the focused scenery during rehearsals were truly refreshing.
In the end, all the lights on the stage shone on me, and I calmly applied all the skills I had gained from those experiences during the final competition. After finishing my recitation, the judges smiled with satisfaction and raised their scoring cards, "Full marks"!
"You are undoubtedly the most perfect!" a judge said, patting my shoulder.
At that moment, the scenery on stage was undoubtedly the most beautiful, happy, and joyful.
Appreciating the scenery with heart will surely reveal the gifts from life—struggle and perseverance; this scenery is the most wonderful!
Final score for this essay: 44/50
After class, I asked the teacher to explain the test paper. The teacher's comments: the title is not good (-1), the ending is off-topic (-2), overall average.