Hard Work Pays Off

Imagine an obstacle that is difficult to overcome, such as a mountain.
Scaling a mountain may seem like an impossible endeavor when you first begin.
At times it may be painful, exhausting, and you will want to give up
You may slip as the rock crumbles under your sore fingers and tired feet
The peak may seem beyond your reach.
At other times you will experience feelings of breathless excitement
But nothing compares to the feeling you get once you have finally reached the top,
When you realize all of the pain and exhaustion that you felt was worth it.
The experience has strengthened you,
It has caused you to grow to become a better person.
Much like the mountain, many people struggle to overcome another obstacle – school.
While some people can succeed in school without much effort at all,
To others it can seem an impossible feat that requires a lot of time and energy
Under the constant pressure to do well, students become extremely stressed.
Night after night, many students stay up late working on extraneous amounts of homework
Hoping that their hard work will pay off in the end.
Like the insurmountable feeling you get when reaching the top of the mountain,
Equally gratifying is the feeling you get when you are handed back the graded test or assignment with a small A+ written in the corner that shows your efforts being rewarded.
Those long sleepless nights, and innumerable hours spent were worth it.