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 A Japanese proverb says “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” Remember that we may come across challenges when we try to achieve our goals, but failure is just a step to be successful. Most inspiring people in history who never gave up trying succeeded at last.

 To begin with, poverty is one of the obstacles that you can face while fighting for success. Jim Carrey, for instance, had to suffer from financial problems. When his father lost his job, Jim was only a teenager. After the family fell on hard times with four children, they had to leave their home and live in a caravan. In order to make ends meet, Jim worked eighthour shifts at a factory after school. At the age of 15 he started to work at comedy clubs in the evenings. Eventually, he had to  drop out of school to pursue his dream of becoming a comedian. Poverty didn’t stop him and now he’s one of the most well-known comedians.

 Another  difficulty is learning disability. For example, Albert Einstein wasn’t a promising child at primary school because he had dyslexia, disability of reading or writing. Most of his teachers even thought that he was just an anti-social loser boy. However, he continued his education and became a very successful physicist. He developed the theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in 1921. He showed all the world that one can  overcome anything with hard work despite learning problems.

Also, physical disability may seem to be a big problem to become a sports person. Marla Runyan, a blind American athlete won five gold medals at the Paralympic Games. When she was in the fourth grade, she was diagnosed to be blind with Stargardt disease. Before her illness, she was fond of soccer and gymnastics. She had to give up soccer because she couldn’t see the ball anymore. At first, she felt like she hit rock bottom but she trained very hard in her track career and won numerous medals. Her success story continues to inspire many disabled people to do what they want.

In conclusion, there is a silver lining in each difficult situation. We mustn’t lose our hope or let  obstacles stop us from reaching our goals.