Chase Osborn

English 1

January 10th, 2015

The Stress of Difficult Times on Normal People

 

Difficult times can have many effects on people. Every day soldiers ignore fear and death staring them in the face, and do what is needed. Everyday people can do tremendous actions in difficult times they never would have expected to be in. Difficult times can be bearing however people can show tremendous acts of courage, and the situation they’re in can show a person’s true self.

Difficult times can cause people to show tremendous acts of courage against all odds. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter shielded his fellow Marines from a grenade in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Kyle was at war, one of the most difficult times a human can go through. He was scared for his life and the life of his friends,but ignored the fear and showed acts of true courage, doing what was needed to be done. If he had known that he would survive the blast and go through years of surgery and physical therapy, he would still do it because he knew it must be done, because the difficult times made him know exactly what to do. Also, difficult times can also bring out acts of courage in everyday people, not just soldiers. Mothers have been known to lift cars to save their children in a car accident, and police and firefighters just doing their everyday job. Therefore, difficult times can make people forget about consequences and fear, and give them the strength to do what’s right.

Also, difficult times can also show a person’s true being. For some people difficult times can show how adaptive, honest, strong, and caring they are. They can show resourcefulness, and think of ways to overcome their struggle that nobody ever would have thought of. On the other hand, it can also show the worst in people. Some people may lie and cheat their way out, and some may just disappear when their friends need help. Sometimes they may just lie down and give up when they’re the ones in a bind. So, from showing the best qualities to the worst, difficult times bring out a person’s true self.

Therefore, difficult times may make people forget about their fear or the consequences, and do what must be done, and can also show a person’s true being, for better or for worse.