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A Challenge | Essay for 10 year olds | Elijah Wee | Singapore

Here is an essay about "A Challenge". 
            “Hooray!” My parents are going to purchase a Lego toy for me!” I thought as my parents and I walked in the direction of the Lego shop called Secret Chamber. Having passed my examinations with flying colours, my proud parents decided to purchase a Lego toy for me.

            I decided to quicken my pace as I filled with excitement. When I reached the shop with my parents, gasping for air as they caught up with me, I entered it and went about selecting my Lego toy. A while later and I had decided to buy a Lego city police helicopter. As my parents paid for the toy, my heart was jubilant and sang out in great joy. My eyes danced as what I had wished had come true.

            Reaching home, the first thing I did was to remove my shoes and rush into my room to fix my Lego city police helicopter. After that, I took out the components from the box. Since the components were in plastic sachets, I used a pair of scissors to cut through the plastic. Taking five minutes to complete the task, I separated the Lego bricks according to their respective colours.

            I started off by building the mini-figurine. It was as easy as ABC in comparison to the police helicopter. Despite it being very tedious to construct, I was about to give up when I recalled my mother’s favourite saying, “Never give up, If you give up, every challenge that you confront will be an obstacle to you.” These words kept reverberating in my mind. Reassured, I was determined to continue. I had learnt patience and perseverance that day – two values which would see me through any hardships. An hour later, with sheer determination, I completed building the 200-piece police helicopter. I smiled, delighted at my achievement. I wonder what would have come out of the Lego set if I had given up after finding it too challenging … 

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It seems that life will go our way if we take on any challenges which life throws at us with determination!
Till the next time, tata~
Elijah Wee

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