Find and narrate other stories about conquest fear and what people have said about courage. For example, you can recall Nelson Mandela’s courage and his struggle for freedom, his perseverance to achieve his mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor as depicted in his autobiography. The story “We’re Not Afraid To Die,” which you have read in class XI, is an apt example of how courage and optimism that helped the family service under the direst stress.
It is correct that hard struggle and honest labour never go unrewarded. They help in overcoming all kind of terror and fear. India’s struggle for freedom is the best example of this type. Here thousands of Indians sacrified their lives for the noble cause. They were tortured terrified, put behind the bars and painful cruelties were inflected on them Ultimately India became free from the clutches of the Britishers. Now we lead a free and democratic life being masters of our own.
In the same way South Africa was facing the problem of Apartheid till 1992 when the black people were segregated and despised by the Whites. Only the 20% population of the Whites governed over them. Nelson Mandela launched a heroic struggle to liberate the blacks. They demonstrated against the policies of the Whites. Mandela alongwith his friends were tortured. Finally, he was able to overcome all the terror and got freedom for the blacks. His story is also a fine example of struggle, sacrifice, perseverance and hard toil to achieve his mission. During the elections, Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa.
The other story “We’re not Afraid to Die” is an example to conquest over fear and other obstacles. It is their patience, perseverance and struggle that win over all their terrors and fears. They land safely on the island and people give them a warm welcome.
