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234 THE CLARENCIAN 2024-2025While some may succeed and others may face failure, setbacks motivate individuals to improve, while success encourages winners to work hard to maintain their achievements. This dynamic helps teenagers sharpen their skills and prepares them to become resilient, goaloriented individuals, ready to thrive in future workplaces where the competition is intense.As the saying goes, \In the same way, competition teaches teenagers valuable lessons in handling pressure, shaping them into strong-willed individuals. Whether in academics or sports, competition inspires a desire for success and builds resilience in the face of challenge. Ultimately, competition transforms teenagers into better individuals by promoting hard work, helping build character and encouraging healthy relationships. It also helps them thrive under pressure and be the best in this competitive world.Amith PhilipClass 10AEndlessly, time after time,Every rainy day, she would come out to see,A rainbow down below.Her cheeks so red and her eyes so bright,She%u2019s beautiful,Oh, sun, my sunHow you shine for me.Making me feel joy in the saddest times.You give me light in the night to shine,For the world way down below.The people down, they stare at me%u201cTalking to the moon,%u201d they sayBut the moon won%u2019t shineWithout the sunYet we can%u2019t be togetherSeparated by night and dayBut my dear sun,I love you so,Don%u2019t make me disappear We%u2019ll meet again every eclipseWhile I face your beautiful faceOh, sun, my sun Don%u2019t give up on me.Judith NoraClass 10A From Your Love, The Moon%u201cYou are more than enough.%u201d That%u2019s what she said.While I braided her golden hairShe laughed and smiledHer soul filled with lightShe brought joy to the pain-filled heartsA simple smile carried hearts that wereConsumed by the dark of the nightYet every day she continued to shine