When Malala Yousafzai was young, she faced a great deal of challenges that make the problems I face seem minor. Malala grew up in an environment I cannot imagine myself braving. In Mingora, some nights were without electricity and every day would be tense. Despite the hardships, Malala prevailed and fought for what she believed in. Malala was motivated and brave, and even continued to speak her thoughts publically when she was presented with a crowd when she could’ve been attacked—and she really was shot and sent into a coma once. Still, Malala continued to speak up. Malala makes me feel like I should stop setting excuses to leave something incomplete until I’m pressured enough by a deadline to do it. Also, in a country where women were banned
