The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXX

Uyangalyankhua Namsraijaw
M. Ichinnorov, Teacher
Tomjin Academy, Khovd Province, Mongolia
Courage is to overcome the fear of not being able to do something. Everyone
has a fear of some sort. But not everyone has the courage.
I exercised courage without knowing it. I was raised in a good family by
wonderful parents. Once I had to go study far away from home. I was enrolled
in a special private school after passing hard exams. I was able to win the slot
to enter my dream school.
Once I got there I had so many problems. I was homesick, had heavy loads
of school work, was living in an unknown environment, and had none of my
friends around. These were all very hard for me to endure.
One morning I couldn’t get up from bed. I couldn’t even make a sound.
My chest felt so heavy. It is impossible to be sick away from your mommy.
Since I had no proper registration to live in a city, I had no doctor to visit.
My parents were not there to take care of me. The medicine I took didn’t
work. I had a few days like this. I had two choices. One was to go back home
and live as I lived before. The second one was to continue to pursue my goal
to graduate from a good school and obtain a good education. I chose the
second one. I encouraged myself by believing that all these things weren’t
just happening, they were happening to make me a stronger person. It was
testing my integrity.
Now, looking back, I see it worked. My own encouragement of myself, and
staying true to my purposes, is what gave me courage. Courage is a force.
It’s like a wind of change.
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