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第5章 为梦想披荆斩棘 4（第1页）

第5章为梦想披荆斩棘（4）

I'tbelieveit。AsIwalkedintocampusIsawposterseveryords"ZaptheSap！"s。IwasthestudentbodypresidentandIwasbeingreyposition。Asmypeersbeganarrivingoncampus，Iwatchedthemgatherarouersandthenlookmyway。Atthatmomemyheart，mycharadmywholebodyushedbadforthoveracheese-grater。Iiedtryiokeepmyposure。

Wheudentbodypresident，campusoffigratulatedmeonmysayingitwasohecollegehadseen。Mypoliticalcareerbeganbythrowihecampuslawn。IwouldthrowaFrisbeetosomeoneIdidn'tknowahrowittosomeoheydidn'tkn，wehadbuiltaunityofpeoplewhometeverydayatlunchtothrowFrisbees。

Onedaywhilethrowihegroupspontaoclimbthemountainnearourcampus。Whehesummit，itfeltlikewewereatsummercamp。Welaughed，daoldjokes。Itwasintoxiglyfun。Whileplayileintheountainair，weunanimouslydecidedtodoitagainthefollowingweek。Ourmottowas&quaFriend。"

SotheweekwhileplayingFrisbee，wewouldthrowittosomeonewedidn'tknow，runoveraoclimbthemountainouldsay，"Weguaranteeaclimaxeverytime。"

&edoutofhikers。Butasthewordspread，theicreased。Onedayoncampus，Imetawomaninawheeldwestartedtalking。HernamewasGrace。Iaskedherifshehadeverbeehemountain。Shesaidshehadn't。ItoldherthatmybuddiesandIwouldcarryherifshewereupfraceacceptedtheoffer。Theupthemourabbingaerofherchairaswecarriedher1。7milestothetop。

ThisrobablyomagiddeeplymeaningfulthingsIdidiheend，wehadoverseventy-fivepeoplegthemountainonThursdays，ingGrace。Allofusatedfeltlikewewerepartofsomethingmuchbiggerthanerebuildingaunitya。

Withthestudei，myfriendsfromthemountaineoru。SoIdid。IknewIakeadifferehateamofseventy-fivepearoundme，noonerisedthatIhadwoion。

&hingIdidaspresidentwashangasigheAssociatedStuderead，"Under！"Iroudofmyaenttosaytheleast。Mostofmylifeasayouthentintheprincipal'sihiswasoimesIhadactuallyachievedboaionfrommypeers。

Theysayabsolutepowercorruptsabsolutely。Itsuredidiallthepotomyhead。Myegandmypridewereoutanspeakingdowntopeople，demaehoughtIkwasbest。MyfriendsandsupporterstriedtouhatIhadged，thatIwasabusingmyposition，butIwasn'tlistening。

Itwasn'tloheverypeoplewhohadbelievedinmypresideurnagaiIstillwasn'tpayiion。Itookmyobsessionwithpowertosuextreme。APubliflictwiththefemalevicepresidehefloodgatesforotherswhowereupsetwithme。Itbecameabloodbath。Whatstartedoutasawonderfullyenrigexperience，orsoIthought，suddeoonehtmares。"ZaptheSap！"posterswouldsoonbeeverywhereoncampus。

WhenIrealizedIhadmadeamistake，itwastoolate。Mywholeworldcollapsed。IhadsomudsadnessinmylifeasIdidthen。TherewasI，o-likedguysoncampus，powerfulandmakingadiffereilmyegotookoverar。

Afriendofminesaid，"Whenamanlooksintotheabyssandnothingisstaringback，thatiswhenhefindshistruecharacter。"Ityaionallybankrupt。Iwasatthebottomandhadogobutup。Ibegantorebuild。Iapologizedtoacoupleofdie-hardsupporters，whoforwhateverreasondidnotquitonme，aivemeforallthewrongdoingIhaditted。Theyaccepted。ItoldthemIwasgoingtofightthisrecallele。Iwasn'tjustgoingtorollovera。

Thecampusroar。EverydaytheneerhadaertotheeditwhatabigjerkIwas。SoIwentbapuslawnandbeganexplainisthattheallegatiorue。Ihadletthepettomyheadandabusedmyposition。IpromisedthatIhadlearnedmylessonandthatIwasnotdthestudents。Iwaobuildacoffeehouseonthelythesedofitskie。Iwaobuilditsareaaheaterdepartmeplays，themusicdepartmentperformdthespeechdepartmehere。Ithoughttomyself，pleasedonotrecallme。Iam。

IamnotsureifIwouldhavebee，but，byastrokeofmagieiiohechargesweredroppedandIstayedinoffice。

&semester，Ihadacetobeginagain。AsIapproachedmymissiontobuildthecoffeehouse，Iwasmuble。IwaoshousaIwasworthyofmyposition。Ihadacoffeehousebeforeanddidn'treallyknoasdoing，soIaskedeveryoneforhelp。Iaskedthestudents，myadvisboardandthecollegepresident。