I found a box of contact lenses while cleaning my room and realized I hadn't worn them in ages. Mostly I'd been lazy and found them a hassle. Then I checked the production date: they were close to expiring. I couldn't waste them. Hello, world—let me see you clearly.
My first time wearing contacts was on the day of the gaokao. I thought I'd take a gamble: put on this 'physical upgrade' and maybe catch a favorable wind all the way to the top of life. On the morning of the exam, I spent two whole hours at home trying to get them in. My eyes turned red and I still failed. With no other option, I rushed to an optical shop and had a staff member insert them for me, then hurried to the exam site. When I sat down and looked around at all those wise, focused eyes, my heart sank. I had a feeling I was going to crash. And I did.
At noon I went home and started teaching myself to insert contacts. I couldn't keep asking other people—it was a little embarrassing. I searched through a pile of tutorials. They looked simple, but in practice I still couldn't do it, and tears ran down my face. After a long struggle, I accidentally came up with an 'ultimate method.' Several friends later told me it worked for them.
Build trust with your eyeball first
The biggest reason people can't get a lens in is fear. When something approaches the eye, it instinctively closes; the defense system goes to maximum. No matter how gentle you are, the eye won't cooperate.
So the first step isn't learning to insert a lens. It's building a trusting relationship with your eyeball. The method is simple and blunt: wash your hands, then use a finger to press directly on the eyeball. Yes, really. Don't be afraid. After a few touches you'll realize the eye is tougher than you imagined. Get used to it gradually. When you can touch the eyeball directly without blinking, you've built about enough trust. Then, when you try the lens, recall that feeling of touching your eye. Your hand won't shake, your eye won't defend itself, and the lens will slide right in. Very smooth.
Once it's in, don't forget hygiene and which side is which
Getting the lens in is not the end. Contacts demand hygiene: soak them regularly in care solution, and tell the front from the back. If you wear one inside out, the discomfort is memorable—anyone who has done it knows.
The 'upgrade' did not save me
My debut was a disaster, but during the math exam I thought I'd caught a break. I woke up from a nap, raised my head, and saw the girl next to me with a densely filled answer sheet, head down checking her calculations. I thought: damn, I've hit the jackpot—the person sitting beside me is a math prodigy.
After some 'technical operations' that are not worth describing, I successfully transplanted her answers. When I handed in the paper, she suddenly looked rather refined and lovely.
Later, the score came out. Math: 58. I broke down on the spot and immediately sent a few choice greetings to her entire family. Excuse me, classmate—were you practicing calligraphy? If you didn't know the answers, why pretend? You looked so confident that I almost believed you. Anyway, none of that matters now. What I really wanted to do today was teach people how to overcome fear and get contact lenses in smoothly. It's not that I suddenly remembered a certain classmate and wanted to say hello to her family. And finally: cheating is unacceptable. Don't copy me.