GATEWAYS EDITED VERSION

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Since we are editing this week, here's the edited version of Thursday's publication.

Writing is the key to the gateway of education, leading to the path of success.

Watching Wimbledon tennis these last few days, I've had the opportunity to see true champions in action.

However, there were some big upsets this year, as top ranked players were eliminated very early in the competition, by much lower ranking players.

So...what did I learn thus far?

I learned that in order to beat a champion, to become a champion, you have to fight for each point at each moment, as a champion.

Additionally, keep your composure, play your best game as if it were your last, use all the skills accumulated during this lifetime and never sell yourself short.

Life is similar to a tennis match, yet vitally volatile, more complicated and sometimes much more painful.

Perseverance is the gateway to success in whatever we do.

When our hearts blaze with the spirit of achieving our educational goals, we can write our own futures and vanquish discouragement. The moment we determine to win, we have won!

Great achievements...none of this will be easy, the heat will be on.
However, as legendary Japanese sage Nichiren Daishonin said:

"The flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged.
Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold."

These last couple of weeks, let's determine to be golden...determine to be gold!

eddie S.