TED ATAKENT ESENYURT COLLEGE / 8-B
Overcoming Obstacles
Berra PARK
Everyone must have faced a problem that gets in their way when they are just one step away from success . That is called an obstacle . An obstacle makes your way to success harder . However , you cannot let it do that .
And when you reach that success , you will say “ it was worth it ”. That means you have overcome your “ huge ” obstacle .
In daily life when you face an obstacle you tend to give up . That means you have lost to an obstacle , a problem that probably came out of you , a human . So , congratulations , you have lost yourself ! But if you do not want to lose yourself , I have a suggestion for you . Imagine that you have faced an obstacle . Close your eyes and think of the obstacle as a box . A big one that is two or three times bigger than you . You stand just in front of it , in its shadow .
Afterwards , take a few steps back . Every time you take a step , the box gets smaller , so does the obstacle . In the end , when you stop , you realise that the box is just as small as your pinky fingertip .
Finally , you need to hold that little box between your thumb and index finger and put it inside your pocket . When you face with sufficient obstacles , you will have many of these little boxes in your pocket .
What you should do with them is to put them on top of each other increasing the box you put in a column gradually and making stairs . When you climb those stairs slowly , you will remember the pain you suffered , the sacrifices and the efforts you have made . When you get close to the top of the staircase you will see a light , the success you have always deserved .