Excellent work display - always be a little warrior chasing the light

No one's life will always be perfect. Look ahead at all times, and hopefully you will be invincible. Please be sure to unswervingly follow the light in your heart and run with them to a better future. - Caption

"Run, Abayo!" At this moment, people all over the world are cheering for her. And Mo Farah, whom she admired the most, was standing not far away silently cheering her on. Everything turned into an invisible force, urging the little warrior's feet to quickly pedal to the ground, flying like an arrow towards the distant end...

Somalia has a blinding sunlight all year round, the bare streets are simply untenable, and in the capital, Mogadishu, there is always a special girl running throughout the year, rain or shine. That's right, that's samia the little warrior!

With the support and help of Fa Xiao Ali and her family, Samiya embarked on the road of chasing her dreams in the smoke of war. She loves running and wants to be the fastest runner in Mogadishu and throughout Somalia and the world. However, she doesn't have a complete quality track around her, let alone high-quality running shoes with non-slip nails. At the same time, the rampant massacre of the Al-Shabaab has made her lose the support of her Abi, and has also made everything around her human. In the face of the blow, Samiya did not choose to back down, but strengthened her direction of progress, and redoubled her efforts to follow her idol Mo Farah. With a lot of sweat and tears, she finally became the fastest runner in the country, and successfully stepped on the track and field of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and launched a higher challenge to a new life.

Throughout the text, in addition to Samia's unyielding qualities and firm belief in "running for freedom," there is a familiar name, Mo Farah. He is Samiya's idol and the one she has to catch up with no matter how hard she tries. Abie's encouragement of her love for her gave her the strength to desperately surpass her opponents during the race, but Mo Farah's photographs and each of his victories gave her the perseverance to keep running and became her spiritual reliance when she stepped into a foreign country. He brings Samia an invisible force that pushes her to become a better version of herself, which is the driving force of idols and role models.

"How do you stand shoulder to shoulder with your idol" is the question Samia has asked herself the most times, and it's the biggest reason why she and I can empathize with each other – we're both trying to catch up with the light in our hearts. In order to catch up with Mo Farah, Samia ran day and night: when the Al-Shabaab was pursuing, she took advantage of the fact that she was not ready to practice running at night; the country changed, women had to wear black and thick burqas, she put on her training clothes under the burqa, even if she was sweating, she still ran selflessly... You might ask, what exactly is she doing this for? Is it worth it? The reason is actually very simple, because to reach the world's top level from scratch, Samia must redouble her efforts.

Chongqing's light rail runs through the city, and the figure of the teenagers in Chongqing passes through my heart. In my little world, there was also a group of teenagers in their youth, who to me were like Mo Farah in Samia's heart, constantly giving me the strength to move forward: when I wanted to give up, I would think of them practicing desperately in the practice room until the early hours of the morning, even if I made a wrong move, and I had to start all over again; when I was confused by failure, their songs would give me the strength to come back and be afraid of everything, to guide me out of the darkness of the valley; of course, Just when I had great success and wanted to show off myself, their attitude of working hard and humbly asking teachers and classmates even though my grades were already among the best would make me realize my vanity and pull me back to reality from a short period of pride again and again.

There are no wars and black robes in my world, and I am very fortunate that I grew up in peacetime, but I am also working tirelessly to catch up with my own example: I am not alone in getting up early and reading in the morning, because I know that the teenagers on the Jialing River may have gotten up early to do vocal practice; I will not feel lonely when I sit in my seat and organize my notes between classes, because I know that they are also taking advantage of the training gap to read a book! In order to achieve the best stage effect, they rehearsed over and over again, even moved the mat to the practice room, tired enough to really can't walk to simply take a rest, and when a little bit of spirit, they got back up and threw themselves into the practice...

In the face of hard work and seriousness, how can I concede defeat? They plan the public stage, so I will use the exam paper as my own stage, holding the pen, concentrating, answering questions, and closing the paper. Every step of the way is inseparable from redoubling efforts and efforts. The music freezes, and the bright smile of the teenager is imprinted in people's minds; the pleasure of closing the bell rings, confidence and satisfaction flows in my heart. I am convinced that when I try to do everything well, I am a little warrior chasing the light, and I am walking side by side with them!

It is not the lamp that shines, but the self who strives to chase the light. We have light in our hearts, and we can shine! Although little Samia is long gone, the figure of her efforts to chase the light will always exist in my heart. Dear little warrior Samia, may you continue to chase the light in your heart firmly in heaven and keep approaching your dreams. And I will also be with my teenagers, feel the summer breeze, always chase the light, always move forward!

Quancheng Middle School Class of 2019 An Hongjie

(Instructor: Lin Lin)