Everything is in our hands

EVERYTHING IS IN OUR HANDS

This story happened seventy years ago in a small picturesque village. It was the Second World War, 1944. The life of poor countrymen wasn’t easy, they lived from hand to mouth. And in one of such family was born a boy. He was very weak and sickly. His mother and grandmother had a lot of difficulties with him. His name was Vasya. When he was seven years old a doctor said that Vasya will die soon. Poor mother, she didn’t know what to do. ..

In the village lived the football coach, which trained boys very well. Everyone of his players was good at swimming, running, skating, skiing and they played different athletic games. All of them were healthy, strong and sturdy.  One day the coach said to Vasya’s mother: “I know everything about your son’s problems with health. My dear, don’t be worried. I’ll try to help you”.

So, in one frosty snowy winter morning Ivan Petrovich, the coach, saw at his gym a small boy with a pale face. It was Vasya. The coach invited this poor lamb to his team for the smallest boys. Vasya was very hard-working, purposeful and he indeed wanted to live. The boy always followed the coach’s advice and received good and excellent results. Regular training, keeping to a diet was very important for a small boy.

Three years later Vasya became one of the strongest boys in his team. He met the doctor.

Doctor: “Good morning, Vasiliy! You look fantastic! I’ve not seen you for a long time and you have changed a lot. You are lucky! Vasya, you really look healthy. No backaches, headaches, pains in the stomach? And what about meningitis?”

Vasya: “Thanks to the God and to my coach I hardly ever get a cold. It’s like a magic”.

Doctor: “What do you usually eat now, my darling?”

Vasya: “Oh, I eat everything. I think that I eat healthy food – vegetables, fruits, nuts, fish, meat, mushrooms. That’s strange but I also enjoy sugar. I must say that I like eating lots of sugar (it’s not good for our teeth, but sugar helped Vasya to be stronger and healthier). And my granny had bought a cow, so I like dairy products – milk, cottage cheese, cream…”

Doctor: “Do you take regular exercises?”

 Vasya: “Yes, of course. Now I am a member of our school football team. In summer I run, jog, swim, play volleyball, badminton, tennis and even ride a horse. In winter my friends and I ski, skate, toboggan. It’s really fun and all these sports help me to keep feet, to remain healthy…”

Twenty years later Vasya became a teacher of  PE. He married. One of his sons, Sergey at fourteen understood that “Health is above wealth”. He is fond of sports too. I must say that he is my father, he was the best volleyball player at school and he also skated well, played hockey. And now he is a volleyball coach at our school.

Vasiliy Ivanovich (Vasya) is my grandfather. He is seventy years old now. He is an active pensioner. His volleyball team often takes part in sports competitions and practically always wins.

As you see, this is a short story about a persistent and purposeful person. I proud of my relatives.  I’m ten years old and I’d like to be as my grandfather and father. My favourite subjects at school are PE, Drawing and, of course, English language. I like sports and games. I’d like to be a famous football player.

I wish everybody to be successful, healthy and strong.