Next morning, everyone in the school was in so much excitement about the challenge. The questions floating in the air were, "What is going to happen? Who will get the price amount?..." All the students surrounded the stage to see the competitors explain the way set their cloth pieces on fire.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh41hf3W7jG
Navin went up first and took the microphone from the table. "It was so simple for me. My parents weren't home as they had some errands to run, far away from home. So I just lit the cloth it in my home and cleaned up the ashes before my parents arrived" he said and put the mic back on the table and gave a little smile as he was leaving the stage.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgRFpXunTX
Then Vicky came up on stage and took the mic and explained, "Actually, I just lit it before I even left school yesterday. I took the cloth to the restroom and set it on fire using a lighter I got from my friend." 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH3GrgIpNH
"So it was him," I thought. I knew someone was trying to finish off the challenge because there was an unusual smell when I was crossing the restroom the previous day.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9m84VIRH8
Finally my friend Isaac got up and walked slowly to the stage. He simply stood there and didn't speak a word for about three minutes. After a while, my class teacher broke the silence and questioned him, "What did you do with your cloth, my student? Just say what you did, don't be afraid of anything." 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWhMGrAz5o
After a while he slowly opened his bag and took outside the same cloth. When the teacher asked for the reason why he hadn't set it on fire, he replied, "I went everywhere but I didn't find a single private place. Because I knew for sure that God was always watching me, no matter where I went."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2FVzaZY7Y
Everyone was amazed and dumbfounded with his little speech. Some of the tough guys and girls just laughed their butts off at Isaac. A few however, looked at him with respect569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi6w30Mw2I
No one could predict who was going to get the price. Even when Isaac didn’t do anything, many in the crowd thought ISAAC would be the winner. At the end, the prize amount was equally distributed 40$ each and the teacher made the final announcement.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b5JX92hbg
“There is no winner or loser here. The prize is only for their guts and participation in challenge without worrying about the punishment while the others, including the ones who just laughed at Isaac didn't even have the courage to stand up in the first place when an opportunity presented itself to you. Kids, this is the world today. Nothing is going to come gift-wrapped for you. You're gonna have to break a little sweat if you want to reach what you want, instead of staying behind with the masses. Stand up and take what you desire."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDikFPNr2jE
With that, he left the stage garnering a huge round of applause.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2bbchYMAu
