Deep Water

When you first step into a pool, what is your first expression? Are you relaxed? Happy? Maybe scared, or angry? William O. Douglas, author of Deep Water, felt the need to run away from it, until his early teens. That, he thought might've been a mistake at first, but with time, he was very happy/proud. Swimming is an important thing to learn, because if you ever get in a situation like William, you would've wished you had learned.
Ever since he was a young boy William could never swim. When he finally has the guts to try and learn how, something rather demonic happens to him. As he is sitting at the side of the pool, someone much older comes and pushes him in the deep end of the pool. As the chaos stirred, William felt paralyzed and helpless. The next thing he knew, he's at the bottom of the pool. He was unconscious. When he finally wakes up, he hears, "But it was only a joke!!!" and another voice, "But this kid almost died!!!" He was surprisingly not mad at anyone, although the incident made him try a lot harder in his swimming courses.
Later in his life, he was already swimming across lakes, miles, and long water distances. Sometimes, bad things motivate you to be prepared for the next events. For William, it just happened to be becoming a stronger swimmer so that the chances of him drowning are very, very slim. It's good to learn how to swim, because if you don't, well... you don't want to be someone who has to pay that price.