I was scrolling through my Weibo feed during my lunch break when I stumbled upon that video - the one with the 10-year-old diver at China's National Games. There I was, eating my lukewarm takeout in my cubicle, watching this kid named Zhou Yingquan stand on that 3-meter platform like he owned it.
The way he and his 12-year-old partner Xie Mingjiang moved - all confidence and zero hesitation - hit me right in the childhood memories. I suddenly remembered being 10, practicing cartwheels in my grandparents' backyard, convinced I'd be the next Olympic gymnast. The smell of cut grass mixed with grandma's cooking from the kitchen window, my knees stained green from tumbling on the lawn.
What got me wasn't just their technical skill (though honestly, I can't even do a proper cannonball without hurting myself). It was that look in their eyes - pure focus, like the entire world had shrunk to just them and that water below. No fear of judgment, no overthinking, just that beautiful childhood certainty that they could do anything.
I dug a bit deeper and found something interesting - according to China's youth sports participation data, the number of children under 12 competing in national-level events has increased by 28% in the past three years. But here's what the numbers don't show: that moment right before their first dive, when Zhou adjusted his swim cap and took that deep breath you could almost feel through the screen.
Watching them made me think about my cousin's kid back in Guizhou - same age as Zhou, but spends most afternoons glued to his iPad. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but seeing these two boys challenging themselves at such a high level... it reminded me of something we tend to forget as adults: that incredible capacity kids have for just going for it, consequences be damned.
The video ended with both boys emerging from the water, grinning like they'd just won the lottery rather than completed a competition dive. That splash, the cheers from the crowd, the way they high-fived without even looking at each other - pure muscle memory and trust.
After watching that clip three more times (don't judge me, it was way more interesting than my spreadsheet), I texted my mom: 'Remember when I wanted to be a gymnast?' She replied: 'You cried when you couldn't do a handstand.' Fair point. But seeing these kids made me wonder - when exactly do we lose that fearless dive-into-the-unknown attitude?
So I'm curious - what childhood dream did you have that makes you smile now? That thing you were absolutely certain you'd become? Share in the comments, let's reminisce about those days when we all thought we could conquer the world with a perfect dive (or cartwheel, in my case).
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