I grew tomatoes this year. That may not seem like a big deal to some people, but for me, it was ______ !

You see,   I used to ______ things. When I planted things, I often forgot to water them,   or watered   them too much. Sometimes, no matter what I did, they would just die. I slowly believed that I couldn’t grow anything. I was irresponsible(不负责任的), so I gave up.

This summer, I had a ______. It was not big but it was beautiful. I suddenly wanted to plant some tomatoes, but I was afraid that I would kill them. I thought for a long time, and told myself I was irresponsible. But finally I couldn’t help buying four tomato plants. I really wanted to plant them. I placed them in my yard and spent time with them. I watered them, talked to them and put some eggs shells(壳) in the soil. The tomato plants grew, actually grew. They weren’t dying. They weren’t wilting(枯萎). I was so ______ that I took care of those plants all the time, even when I was feeling tired or lazy. I didn’t give up. When those tiny baby tomatoes first formed, it seemed like a miracle(奇迹).

I had told this story about how irresponsible I was for a very long time. It had been so long that I ______ it was a story. I looked around my world to see where else the story had affected me. All the times I was afraid of doing something because I didn’t think I could ______ it.

But here, these plants ______ that the old story wasn’t true. Now, whenever I tell myself I can’t do something, I think of the story about planting tomatoes. I got a lot of enjoyment out of   ______   growing something at last.