@30 seconds

Hands stretched straight up above the shoulders aiming high towards the sky, relaxed, took deep breath, closed my eyes and plunged into the water just like a dolphin entering inside the water. My body was going down the water as if someone has tied some heavy stones to my body and I am moving down and down inside the deep water. I had held my breath. I was searching for floor of pool with my legs. I tried opening my eyes inside water. Water was going deep blue as if some painter had filled up his painting with different shades of blue. Suddenly I felt I am not able to hold on my breath and I was gasping for oxygen. A ray of light was coming from top and showing me the path to my destiny. I forgot for what I had jumped into water. I was moving my hands and legs desperately to get out of the troublesome situation. The light was getting brighter and color of water was getting light blue. I was approaching the surface. I can see the dim faces standing near the poolside. I took a sudden push outside the water gasping for deep breath and then suddenly went again inside the water around 2-3 feet deep inside. I was trying to move my limbs to do cycling and keep myself afloat but the faster the movement of my limbs, faster I was going down. Water entered my nostrils and I was gasping for oxygen inside the water. At that time my mind was totally blocked, no thoughts were coming to my mind. I was sinking deep into the water. Suddenly someone gave me a hand and pulled me out of water. Lifeguard had jumped inside the water to come to my rescue. That was the first 4th day of my swimming classes and we had an exercise to jump inside the deep end of 18 feet swimming pool and touch the bottom of pool with our feet. I almost sank in front of many people standing and watching my fearsome show. I was really scared, as it was just a gap of those 30 seconds or may be less between life and death. But one has to take risks in life to overcome the failures of life. But can we get hold of our mind blockage?

Mind blockage is a state of mind when mind suddenly stops working, it doesn’t know what to do, what’s right and what’s wrong for us. The difference between truth and lie seems fading away. Scientifically, it’s the state in which reaction time of mind increases due to secretion of some hormones in body. Some falls into this state when they are novice, doing things for the first time or may be drunk or doped very badly and fails to recognize their conscience.

It’s just the difference between the failure and success. No one comes here with master of everything. One has to do things always for the first time. Determination, attitude towards life and hunger for winning helps in building self - confidence. One who gets control over his state of mind blockage, can easily cover up the hiatus between the failure and success.