The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXXI

Sokleap Brak
Phalla Ol, Teacher
The Cambridge Cambodia School,
Kauk Rovieng Village, Cambodia
To me the idea of having courage means to have the audacity and daring to
face up to the facts of our lives, to agree to consider what is happening around
us, and to think about others in our lives as we reach for our goals. Courage
has shown me something important: I understand the value of each human’s
struggle who has successfully faced and overcome the obstacles in their lives
to reach success without becoming hopeless.
“I needed to find
my own courage in
order to succeed.”
I personally experienced courage in a way that I often remember. When
I started elementary school in the first grade, I had a hard time because
my parents were divorced and going to school was difficult. I felt very
disappointed and depressed about my studies even though I loved studying.
When I consider my situation deeply, I remind myself that each of us ought to
endeavor to face up to our hardship by not giving up or becoming hopeless.
I needed to find my own courage in order to succeed.
Not only did I need to find that courage, once I did find it, it allowed me
to reach for success without becoming frightened or full of despair. I have
learned so much by finding courage because it helps each of us in our
individual lives to be patient, industrious, and to overcome difficult situations.
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