TED DİYARBAKIR COLLEGE / 10-A
Challenges and Opportunities
Sarya AKINCI
64
Life is a game for me . There is winning and losing but the important thing is that I improve myself and contribute to my personal development whether I win or lose . We , as people may face various difficulties in our lives and make mistakes , but we should learn from these mistakes and thus improve ourselves . If Thomas Edison had given up after 999 attempts when he invented the light bulb , could he have invented this miraculous device on his 1000th attempt ? Of course not . Everything in life consists of stages . In this journey through time , we must wait for the right time , work until the right time comes and not give up . My paper published at a scientific conference at Siauliai State College in Lithuania is a great achievement and experience for me . In the process of achieving this success , there were people who thought I could not do it , there were periods when I collapsed psychologically and physically , but with the experience I gained from my past failures , I pulled myself together , did not give up and finally achieved this success that I think I deserve . As Tolstoy said , “ The biggest regret we cannot forget in life is what we do not do in case we regret it .”
For me , the challenges I face in life are natural parts of my life , providing opportunities for growth and learning . Here are the philosophies I follow when dealing with these challenges : When I face a challenge , I try to learn from it ; I learn from every challenge and this has improved both my problem solving ability and my personal development . It has always been one of my life philosophies to learn from challenges and move forward on the path of personal development .
Every challenge has made me stronger and more resilient . Throughout my education , I made friends with people of different characters . Some of them were dedicated to improving themselves , contributing something to humanity , overcoming difficulties . Others were waiting to grow up to live the readymade life they had been given , and when they faced a challenge , they went down the path of the problem , not the solution . No matter what happened in this process , I tried to choose and integrate those that fit my philosophy of life without changing my character and goals , and I dedicated myself to these values .