Thursday, February 3, 2022
One of the first times I met David was at the local swimming pool when we were in middle school. A group of us kids was going from the shallow end to the deep end and David said he could not go because he could not swim. I offered to teach him, but he was worried because he was certain he just could not swim. He was actually afraid of drowning. I asked for his trust because I would not show him to swim, but first I would show him how to not drown, and then he could learn how to swim. He reluctantly trusted me as I showed him how to not drown. As he bounced off the bottom of the pool, basically skipping around the pool underwater, he realized that he was almost swimming. He was afraid of drowning before and now knew how to not drown. He was swimming within an hour of learning he can simply go to the bottom of the pool and push up to get where he needed to go in case he couldn't swim. After that, Marco - Polo! David was a brave kid. He had fear but was willing to conquer it. That is who I remember. A brave person. We had many good times together as kids, David. You were always a fun pal to hang around.
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