Running head: PERSONAL NARRATIVE

ESSAY 1

Personal Narrative Essay

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Introduction

More than 25 years ago, I thought a change would happen in 300 years. The transition

from the 1990s to the 21st century is what I mean. With technology, communication and other

areas development; there is a something that I never wanted to change, and that is my childhood.

I first cycled when I was 3-4 years old. It was my first vehicle, my first bike with a horn.

I had an electronic horn that played melodies that calmed my innocence. The house had all the

destinations, the balcony was the road, and the rooms were destinations added to my

imaginations map. When I started pedaling, my parents and grandparents acted as traffic

policemen at my pace, sometimes alerting me. It was not all, because, join me was my favorite

puppy, who was sitting with me, called him "Baloo." I also remember how I ran the cycle to

learn how it worked and to interpret how two pedals moved the three wheels.

The experience

Growing up, my bicycle has also changed hands. The three wheels of innocence,

imagination and curiosity are evolving into newer camps, leaving behind the tools of children of

the last world. My little sister has already found the bicycle as a creative artifact. When I

discovered that my interests were moving, it was time to take to the streets. At school, we see our

seniors at school leading the best cycles, balance, and acrobatics, balanced on two wheels. "It's

time to absorb and perfect your skills," my friend said. I thought I could do this. The greatest fear

was that to learn it; we could fall out of the cycle once or twice.

My first teacher was my mother, who said she could not overcome her fear and did not

learn it after she fell. The spirit to reach exceeded my fears. The only thing that seemed to be:

"Pedal! Govind! Pedal!” I rented a bicycle, a bicycle that is lower, that is easily accessible.
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Although it was easier to drive straight, it was difficult to keep the balance while it was going to

turn. Even the brake concept was new. I had to do more chores and keep all my senses awake to

balance and learn the art. I did not fall once or twice but so many times before I could get the

concept. It did not stop me but left me with wounds and signs that added morale and encouraged

me to tell everyone I got while learning how to cycle a bicycling.

The concept of the wheel was then new, and it was also expensive to rent it. I could

spend more time in the cycle, which resulted in bad brakes at lower rental rates. It was 3 INR for

an hour. For me, it was a lot for us children; we helped our grandparents collect every penny and

save on our piggy banks.

Now is the time for cycling. I thought about the freedom I could have. The bicycle

would always be with me, without rent activity and without limit of time. It would also help me

spend more time with my friends and explore new places we've never had. When I was in the

store to buy my first bicycle, I was looking for the best gear mechanism, but I felt it was out of

reach because the budget is also for middle-class families. I accepted every bicycle my father

could buy because all he wanted was my bicycle.

I have a "Canon Barrel Hercules - a mountain bike." It has an adjustable handlebar and a

seat that can be extended to a good height. Now the bicycle is my best friend. I clean up over the

weekend; my dad helps me lubricate it sometimes. I have three other friends of mine who we met

at 5 pm. There was a boom in real estate, and we have opened land for construction, the place

with space where we can ride our bikes. It is on different levels, where we like to ride down the

slope. It is fun to cross the gorge where there is a huge tamarind tree. We sit down with a bed
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and talk about many life incidences and experiences of our lives. We could build castles in the

air and even invent stories. The concrete bed under the tamarind is a grave in which we sat on.

Conclusion

I use my cycle for different purposes. It is my transportation to go to school because we

don’t own a car. Although I take the bus whenever it is rainy season, it is my defined car to pick

up goods from the supermarket and shops. It is also a bicycle, with a younger person, my sister

or even my friend as a passenger.

Time passed, and it is time for me to be in the hostel to continue with my school, and my

bicycle is locked in the garage, just like my childhood and my innocence. The new

responsibilities and new goals take over my childhood.