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// A Helpful Challenge //

Have you ever heard the quote "A difficult challenge brings out the best of people?" Do you believe it? I think that there are many ways to look at this quote, but in the end it all means the same thing. Under extreme stress, people can think faster and come up with solutions. So yes, I do believe in the quote. My first example is my favorite book, //The Son of Neptune. // In this book, three characters must travel to Alaska to stop the Earth goddess, Gaea, from awakening and enslaving the human race. During times of need, the heroes of this book can summon special abilities. Percy can summon water, Hazel can control gems, and George can shape shift. NOTE My second example is an inspiring movie, //Wrath of the Titans.// In this movie Perseus, Zeus's son, must protect his father's throne, and title as king of the gods. Our quote comes in to play when Perseus must fight the war god, Ares, to the death. Could you imagine having to duel a war god? Anyway, Perseus kills Ares with a heroic ending, where the thought of his son, gave Perseus the strength to finish off his beast of a brother.  Our challenges are just opportunities for us to look better than we currently are. The next time you face a challenge, don't whimper, or feel sorry for yourself, look at it as an opportunity to improve yourself and to see the extent of your abilities. Your abilities are like darkness, if you don't shine light on them you can't see them. Your best abilities come in to play when you're under pressure. My last example actually happened to me. It was a quiz day in Reading class, and Mr. Schoch handed everyone a test, but me! Next, he says, "Since I have run out of tests, you will take the test orally. In the end, I scored 100%. I think the pressure helped. The feeling of a million eyes on me, I was in my element. So yes, a difficult challenge does bring out the best of a person. I wonder if it's the adrenaline, maybe it's the feeling of being in the limelight, it's possibly the shear pressure of being challenged. Truly, I don't know, but I do enjoy a good challenge.