I believe in the drive of the human spirit. As a species, we naturally have the desire to work against the odds in order to survive. This inner strength provides humanity with a determination to overcome even the most challenging life circumstances. Strength and resiliency, two key components of the human spirit, inspire me on a daily basis to work hard and to keep pushing forward toward my goals.
Take Malala Yousafzai for example. At fifteen years old, she was shot in the head by the Taliban at point-blank range. Years prior to the attack, Malala had been working as an education activist as the Taliban was slowly taking over her country. This group of militants began forcefully eliminating women’s rights throughout Malala’s home country of Pakistan, including their access to education. She refused to abandon her efforts to restore educational rights for Pakistani women despite the obvious danger that she was placing herself in. Malala’s courage provides proof to me of the strength of the human spirit. She became the youngest Nobel Laureate at 17. In her speech to the UN on Malala Day in 2014, Malala states “The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: …show more content…
Last October, I witnessed my mom deal with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Even with the uncertainties of chemotherapy, radiation , and multiple surgeries I never once observed my mother break down. Her attitude remained positive throughout the entire process and always seemed more concerned for my welfare that anything that she had to endure. This was not her first cancer diagnosis but in fact her third, and her strength and resiliency was remarkable to me. How could a person endure so much and still remain optimistic? I believe the answer lies in the strength of the human spirit and an underlying desire to fight the illness without allowing it to hinder
Take Malala Yousafzai for example. At fifteen years old, she was shot in the head by the Taliban at point-blank range. Years prior to the attack, Malala had been working as an education activist as the Taliban was slowly taking over her country. This group of militants began forcefully eliminating women’s rights throughout Malala’s home country of Pakistan, including their access to education. She refused to abandon her efforts to restore educational rights for Pakistani women despite the obvious danger that she was placing herself in. Malala’s courage provides proof to me of the strength of the human spirit. She became the youngest Nobel Laureate at 17. In her speech to the UN on Malala Day in 2014, Malala states “The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: …show more content…
Last October, I witnessed my mom deal with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Even with the uncertainties of chemotherapy, radiation , and multiple surgeries I never once observed my mother break down. Her attitude remained positive throughout the entire process and always seemed more concerned for my welfare that anything that she had to endure. This was not her first cancer diagnosis but in fact her third, and her strength and resiliency was remarkable to me. How could a person endure so much and still remain optimistic? I believe the answer lies in the strength of the human spirit and an underlying desire to fight the illness without allowing it to hinder