(113 words) Strength of mind is a quality that helps a person to overcome various difficulties.
The text of Gaidar tells the stories of two boys whose life came to war, and with this ended a carefree childhood. Despite their young age, they did not stand aside, but, on the contrary, tried to do their bit and shorten the path to victory.
The same strength of mind is shown by Ales Moroz in the novel by V.V. Bykova "The Obelisk". Knowing that death awaits him, he still goes to the rescue of his students. But, realizing that he will not be able to save everyone, he makes it possible for at least one of them to escape, while condemning himself to death.
Thus, fortitude is the heroism that people show to save others, sometimes even at the cost of incredible sacrifices.
Example from the movie: In the series directed by Tony Plan, “Desperate Housewives,” during a hurricane, an elderly woman named Aida gives up her place in a shelter for her neighbor’s children. After this tragedy, terrible for the whole city, it turns out that they still saved the children, and Aida, unfortunately, died.
Life example: One of the Internet resources told the story of Yuri Shulakov, who entered a burning building and saved three children from a fire. Despite the fact that onlookers claimed that no one lives in this house, the young man decided to make sure of this. Entering the flaming structure, he realized that unsuspecting people slept there sweetly. Having pulled them out, he suffered, almost died, but nevertheless did the greatest act in his life.
Example from the story: Efim Osipenko, the hero of World War II, during an attack on an enemy train was to throw explosives on rails. Having done this, he realized that there was no explosion, then he hit a makeshift grenade with a long iron rod. The soldier survived, but completely lost his sight. For this, he was the first to be awarded the medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War."
