Image by @wakeupkitty
What I see
In the image above I see lineups of different types of bicycle and single-leg electric scooters. They are all parked in one place.
As a good parent all we ever wanted was the best for our kids, they should always come out top wherever they find themselves.
My 10 years old son is a brilliant and a smart boy, he does very well in his academics, but there was a level he still hasn't gotten to. My son right from time has been coming 2nd and 3rd in his class, this is a great results, but we wanted him to have a taste of being the overall best.
We have been appreciating his efforts for continuing to be among the best, but this time around we wanted to challenge him to aim for the first position, which is very attainable if he puts in the required effort. Although, we have been doing our best to encourage and challenge him, but he still comes home with his usual result. We celebrated each success and we wanted him to the best among the best.
He has received the best encouragement from his parents, but that was not enough, he needed more than just mere words and advise, always telling him to work hard. This time around we needed more than a word, a promise of gift or reward for excellence.
My son has always loved to own a bicycle, so we decided to offer it as a reward if he comes out best in his class, and he was happy and promised to never let us down this time around. We could see the zeal him after the promise was made, he started working hard as usual but this time around with more in interest just like an athlete who wanted to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
The end of sessions came and we waited for the triumph of our son, to our greatess surprised he came out the best this time around, he was the best student in the school for the year. We could not hide our joy, finally he broker that barrier.
The next day we decided to buy the bicycle for our son as promised. We could not afford a new one at the moment, so we decided to purchase a fairly used one. We arrived at the shop, and there different varieties of bicycles, with different colors and designs and there was also an scooters there. We told our son to make his choice, and he went to choose the scooter instead of the bicycle.
His choice changed, he didn't want a bicycle again, this time around he wanted a scooter. At first we insisted he choose a bicycle and not the scooter since it was more expensive, but he refused. After much 'yes, I want this, no you can't', we finally sacrificed to buy him for him, and he was more excited.
We are very happy that our son came out top in his class, and now he owns a new scooter to keep him busy. We love him and will give him the best as he continues to make us proud.