One Day Before the Last Challenge
Opposing Forces 9

One Day Before the Last Challenge
It's been six days since I went up the mountain. This entire time of challenges and experiences has made me grow a lot. I can more easily understand nature, myself and others. Nature marches to its beat and is opposed to the pretensions of human beings. We deforest the forests, pollute the waters, and release gases into the atmosphere. What do we get out of it? What really matters to us, money or our survival? The consequences are there: Global warming, reduction of flora and fauna, natural disasters. Does man not see that this is all his fault? There is still time. There is time for life. Do your part: Save water and energy, recycle waste, do not pollute the environment. Require your government to commit to environmental issues. It's the least we can do for ourselves and for the world. Coming back to my adventure, once I went up the mountain, I better understood my wishes and my limits. I understood that dreams are only made possible as long as they are noble and righteous. The cave is fair and if I win the third challenge, it will make my dream come true. When I won the first and second challenges, I came to better understand the wishes of others. The majority of people dream to have riches, social prestige and high levels of command. They no longer see what is best in life: Professional success, love, and happiness. What makes the human being exceptional are his qualities that shine through his work. Power, wealth, and social ostentation do not make anyone happy. This is what I am looking for in the sacred mountain: Happiness and total domain of the “opposing forces.” I need to go out for a little. Step by step, my feet lead me outside the hut that I built. I hope for a sign of destiny.
The sun heats up, the wind gets stronger and no sign appears. How will I win the third challenge? How will I live with the failure if I am unable to carry out my dream? I try to move the negative thoughts out of my mind, but the fear is stronger. Who was I before climbing the mountain? A young man, totally insecure, afraid to face the world and its people. A young man who is a one day fought in court for his rights, but they were not granted. The future has shown me that this was best. Occasionally, we win by losing. Life has taught me that. Some birds screech around me. They seem to understand my concern. Tomorrow will be a new day, the seventh on top of the mountain. My destiny is risking with this third challenge. Pray, readers, that I may win.
About the Creator
Aldivan Teixeira Torres
Aldivan Torres, a native of Brazil, is a writer consolidated in several genres. To date it has titles published in dozens of languages.



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