Malala Yousafzai Hardships

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced” -Malala Yousafzai Leaders are often known for their ability to speak up. However, they don’t speak up just to speak up. Their passion, or desire for change is formed based on the hardships they experienced in their lives. Many leaders have faced difficulties in their lives that are important to them. For Malala, she was discriminated since she was a girl. Anne Frank had to go into hiding just because of her religion. Also, Martin Luther King Jr and his children were treated differently because of their skin color. Lastly, even I have faced difficulties and they have shaped me into a better leader. I was never very good at presenting in school, but by embracing the misery, I have become better, and as a result I have become a stronger leader. Everyone faced very different issues, but these adversities shaped these people into the leaders that they are known as today. Because of this, leaders are shaped based on the hardships they encounter throughout their lives.
Her education was severely threatened, and it got taken away by the corrupt terrorists who had taken over Pakistan. School had meant everything to Malala, and getting it taken away helped shape her as leader since she had to deal with a severe misfortune. For instance, after getting her education threatened, Malala wrote,”I will continue this journey of fighting for peace and democracy in my country.”
I was only ten, but I knew then that somehow I would find a way.”(Yousafzai,55) This quote signifies the importance of school to Malala, and by saying that school was her world shows that the terrorists in a way took away her world. This experience shaped her as a leader because school meant so much to her that she was willing to fight for it. Therefore, Malala embraced the hardships she encountered and used the experience to become a stronger