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Defined by Challenges

March 1, 2012
By HannahLouise1321 DIAMOND, Delaware, Ohio
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With every opportunity comes a risk.
And with every risk comes a challenge.

These challenges are what make us human.
Challenges are what define a lot of us.
To accept a challenge, makes one courageous.
To follow through with a challenge, makes one daring.

To success at a challenge, makes one extraordinary.
To brag about this success, makes one prideful.
To fail at a challenge, makes one humiliated.
To move on from this humiliation, makes one wise.

To challenge someone else, makes one confident.
To decline a challenge, makes one anxious.
To take a challenge without being challenged, makes one determined.

© Anna B., Northville, MI

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