His Teachings, My Lessons
Cristina Michel
"You have to kick the ball with the inside part of your foot because if you kick it with the front you might get hurt or kick it wrong," my brother said as we played soccer three summers ago. The sun was over the horizon with its rays shining their last minutes. The darkness of the night was starting to set upon the sky as the cold wind blew through my hair. I ran faster and faster with the ball between my feet as my brother tried to take it from me. My heart beat faster every second and my eyes stared straight at the goal. All I could think of was scoring that goal to make my brother proud. Suddenly, as I was about to score he took the ball and started running to the opposite side and as soon as I looked back he had already scored a goal on me. "See that's why you have to watch out for the people around you and be faster! You have to be fast!"
We all have or had at some point someone we look up to, someone we would like to become or just someone we admire. For me that person is my older brother, Caesar Michel. Caesar was the one that taught me how to play every sport I know and was the one that encouraged me to join a soccer team. He is the only one in my family that shares my great passion for soccer. Every time he has time he plays with me and helps me get better at it. He believes in me and knows I can be good at anything I put effort and time in. Sometimes when I'm feeling like I'm not good at soccer and that I should quit he lets me win just to make me feel better. He always makes sure I'm laughing and if I'm not, he'll ask me what's wrong. He knows me well enough to know when I have a problem.
Caesar has always been inspired by my dad because of "all the lessons and teachings he gives us," Caesar said. He tries to do whatever he can so that we have a great education and so that we are healthy and happy. When I sometimes think of my brother I think of my dad because in pictures of when my dad was little he looked a lot like my brother. My dad has always been inspired by his dad because he says he was very honest and generous. My grandpa loved his family as much as my dad loves us. When I ask my dad a question he is always honest, he says things directly and straight without changing anything. I can also see this in my brother. Every time my dad can, he donates to people in need, which is something that I’ve also seen my brother do. Caesar has taught me so much throughout my life that I know I can teach everything he has taught me to my niece and nephew. I have also started teaching my niece how to play soccer and I always tell her everything my brother would tell me. "Kick it with the inside of your foot." I hope that I will be as good of a teacher as my brother and dad and grandpa were. I also hope my niece and nephew pass on those teachings and lessons to their next generation.
My brother has always inspired me to do well at school and play sports. He has always been my helper, no matter what question I have, he'll try to answer it the best he can whether it is a question about my homework or a simple question about whether my clothes match or not. He has always been my friend and even though, like every brother and sister, we fight but soon get over it as we start to laugh and forget about it. I am very lucky to have him as my brother. “I was born to protect you,” he usually says when he notices someone has hurt me or sadness over my face. His bright eyes and his smile that tells me “Everything is okay.”
Cristina Michel
"You have to kick the ball with the inside part of your foot because if you kick it with the front you might get hurt or kick it wrong," my brother said as we played soccer three summers ago. The sun was over the horizon with its rays shining their last minutes. The darkness of the night was starting to set upon the sky as the cold wind blew through my hair. I ran faster and faster with the ball between my feet as my brother tried to take it from me. My heart beat faster every second and my eyes stared straight at the goal. All I could think of was scoring that goal to make my brother proud. Suddenly, as I was about to score he took the ball and started running to the opposite side and as soon as I looked back he had already scored a goal on me. "See that's why you have to watch out for the people around you and be faster! You have to be fast!"
We all have or had at some point someone we look up to, someone we would like to become or just someone we admire. For me that person is my older brother, Caesar Michel. Caesar was the one that taught me how to play every sport I know and was the one that encouraged me to join a soccer team. He is the only one in my family that shares my great passion for soccer. Every time he has time he plays with me and helps me get better at it. He believes in me and knows I can be good at anything I put effort and time in. Sometimes when I'm feeling like I'm not good at soccer and that I should quit he lets me win just to make me feel better. He always makes sure I'm laughing and if I'm not, he'll ask me what's wrong. He knows me well enough to know when I have a problem.
Caesar has always been inspired by my dad because of "all the lessons and teachings he gives us," Caesar said. He tries to do whatever he can so that we have a great education and so that we are healthy and happy. When I sometimes think of my brother I think of my dad because in pictures of when my dad was little he looked a lot like my brother. My dad has always been inspired by his dad because he says he was very honest and generous. My grandpa loved his family as much as my dad loves us. When I ask my dad a question he is always honest, he says things directly and straight without changing anything. I can also see this in my brother. Every time my dad can, he donates to people in need, which is something that I’ve also seen my brother do. Caesar has taught me so much throughout my life that I know I can teach everything he has taught me to my niece and nephew. I have also started teaching my niece how to play soccer and I always tell her everything my brother would tell me. "Kick it with the inside of your foot." I hope that I will be as good of a teacher as my brother and dad and grandpa were. I also hope my niece and nephew pass on those teachings and lessons to their next generation.
My brother has always inspired me to do well at school and play sports. He has always been my helper, no matter what question I have, he'll try to answer it the best he can whether it is a question about my homework or a simple question about whether my clothes match or not. He has always been my friend and even though, like every brother and sister, we fight but soon get over it as we start to laugh and forget about it. I am very lucky to have him as my brother. “I was born to protect you,” he usually says when he notices someone has hurt me or sadness over my face. His bright eyes and his smile that tells me “Everything is okay.”
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