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ExPOSITORY WRITING: LEAT AHRONY
"Mom, how was your day?"
"Oh! My day was so busy and stressful. Phones
were ringing off the walls all day long! I had to solve a
problem for a customer, and it was also paycheck day,
and then Israel called and they were pushing for the metal
parts and the results, and….
"Well, at least you can feel relaxed, now that you have
overcome all your challenges for the day.”
"Yes, you’re right; at least I
have solved all my problems”
I wiggled my finger.
“Nah ah ahhhh You don’t
have problems, you face
Challenges!”
I have faced many challenges
in my life, but every single one
has a taught me something new.
"The word 'problem' does not exist in my dictionary,"
Dr Einhorn, my Rabbi, tells us. A troubled woman once
came to him and she began to weep….
“I have so many problems! I need help!” She pleaded.
He looked her in the eye.
"Problem? You mean CHALLENGE!"
One word. That is all it took to stop the tears.
The word ‘challenge’ echoed through my head. He is
so right!
When I replaced the word ‘problem’ with ‘challenge,’ I
was strengthened and uplifted.
Sometimes my challenge is made of mud or hay, other
“Life is like a bicycle: you
have to keep on peddling
if you want to get
anywhere.”
times it is built of bricks and cement. But no matter how
difficult the challenge is, I fight till the very end until I
gain my sweet victory. The more challenges I fight, the
more lessons I learn.
Beep beep beeep beeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!! Whether
it is to the sound of your cell phone or your alarm clock,
to most people, getting out of bed in the early hours
of the day is a pain. To most people, the opportunity
to rest and relax for the day
sounds extremely appealing, but
not to me.
I used to have moments where
I day-dreamed and stared into
thin air, or watched the clock
and listened to it tick… tick…
ticking... As a child, I used to
pretend to feel ill so that I could
avoid school and let the Disney channel entertain me.
Now, as I hear that buzz buzzz buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing
noise of my sky-blue alarm clock, and feel the sunlight
seeping through my curtains, my mind, soul, and body
are ready to fight another challenge. Dictionary.com has a
’Word of the Day.’ I have my very own, ‘challenge of the
day.’
When my mother was betrayed and deeply hurt by her
own sister, she faced a huge challenge. Over two million
NT dollars was stolen from us. It was a time of typhoons
and thunderous storms; I thought our family ship would
sink to the very bottom of the ocean. Every night I would
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