Grade 9, Johannesburg Polytech Institute School
Once there was a boy who loved gaming so much that he wanted to create his own game. They said the boy was childish because he loved watching anime. His name was Diligent. Diligent was very good at his schoolwork but had trouble concentrating because he was busy drawing in class. He was a very good artist, so he decided that he was going to be an animator. Children in his class didn’t believe that being an animator was a real job. Kids in his class bragged that they were going to become doctors and pilots.Diligent didn’t mind because in his heart he knew he was going to make it in life. He studied different ways of how to become a good artist and how to make his own game.
When he was 16 years old, he made an anime game where the characters fought each other. Two years later, the game was very popular. People liked the game so much that it was put in arcades.
One day, he decided that he wanted to start making his own anime show. He researched ways of making anime shows. After hours watching videos, he realised that being an animator was a difficult and tiring job, but he told himself that he would never give up. He worked hard to design good drawings. After eight months, he was done with his anime show. His anime show was only popular in three different countries.
One day he met his friend from school who was wearing a suit. Diligent thought that his friend was now a pilot, and he felt ashamed because if his friend found out that he hadn’t made a good anime show he would laugh at him for not being a successful animator. They had a nice talk. It turned out his friend had an interview for a security guard job.
Diligent was shocked that his friend who bragged about wanting to become a pilot was now looking for a job to be a security guard. The talk ended well but Diligent didn’t feel good because he was thinking about what would become of his friend. So, after a few days, he asked his friend to help him design and write scripts for the anime show. His friend was shocked that after all he did to Diligent at school, Diligent was still willing to work with him.
After a month, their show was aired in all the countries in the world. Children really enjoyed the show. Diligent was making $89,200 per year. His friend realised that small dreams could make a difference in other people’s lives.