Similar to the life-changing trials the two men in the short story “A Man Who Had No Eyes” undergo, I am tasked with learning to accept my academic strengths, an issue deriving from my competitive mindset. Throughout my childhood, I’ve always had the confidence of doing well within all areas of my academic life, whether it be my grades, co-curriculars, or relationships with peers and teachers. However, as of beginning my journey in high school, my confidence had whittled down, after realizing that the expectations I established for myself were not as realistic as they had been during my youth. Instead of growing accustom to the reality in which I could no longer achieve what I had wanted to, I decided to ignore my limitations and put extensive
