“Age is just a
number”, a quote widely used since the old times to boost in confidence and
motivation for people, who feel that the work, service or job they want to
pursue is something that their age figure won’t permit. For people who have
dreams to do things but sometimes feel either too young or too old for that. Sometimes,
it is your hardwork that leads to the success and sometimes it is fate that
does so. In the case, where fate leads to success irrelevant of your age is a
phase where stage just gives you the first step, for the later steps you’ll
need to continue with determination and hardwork to hold on to that success
which fate has planned for you.
In the year
2012, at the age of 15, Malala Yousafzai, was shot thrice by the Taliban man on
her way to school. After days of unconsciousness, when her health started to
improve she was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England for
intensive rehabilitation. At 11 years
old, Malala became the first blogger for BBC Urdu website to reflect the
ongoing situation in SWAT. Being a person who was speaking for the right,
Malala started to receive treats but yet she never stopped. Her bravery and
fight to gain the rights, she and women and girls like her deserve led her to
popularity worldwide and the she was published as “Top 100 influential person
in the world” for three back to back years 2013,2014 and 2015.
“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my
ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and
hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born ... I am not against
anyone, neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the
Taliban or any other terrorist group. I'm here to speak up for the right of
education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the
Taliban and all terrorists and extremists”, was a part of Malala’s speech she
gave in UN on 12th July, 2013 and since then 12th July
has been declared as Malala Day. A 11 year old girl who dared to speak up for
the right, was shot thrice three years later that led her to comma, but yet
when she woke back up her the confidence and the determination to work for the
right had not diminished and this led her to become the youngest Noble laureate
after winning the Noble Prize in 2014.
Alongwith Christina Lamb, Malala launched her book, “I Am
Malala”. The Guardian reviewed the book as “fearless” and it was said the main
message for the uplifment of Education remained crystal clear in the book. By
2016 already honored 21 times by different awards, titles and activities. She
continues to work without fear and for the rights that everyone should be made
avail to in the field of education.
“I rise up my voice-not so, can shout but so that those
without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held
back.”
― Malala
Yousafzai
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