What is a barrier? It usually refers to an obstacle or a difficulty that prevents you from achieving something. Whether it was in your past, or you’ re presently facing one, you have to resolve it. While many people avoid barriers, deny their existence or let barriers control themselves, what stand you take on barriers will define the outcome of whether you rise from the challenge, or remain stuck in it. Here are some more great things to love about barriers.

First of all, barriers give you motivations. Sometimes barriers can reset your goals. You might be faced with setbacks or difficulties, you’ re forced to re-think, and re-examine your path. You may end up focusing on something new and exciting. Or, you may concentrate on something that you otherwise wouldn’t have if not for the particular setback. By having to overcome an obstacle, you’ll be fulfilling a purpose, rather than just going through the motions.

Also, barriers prepare you for the unexpected. They serve as guides for where to go next. Even though barriers can bring out many negative emotions in us, such as frustration, anger, or sadness, it’s important to realize that they don’t stop you from reaching your intended goals. Instead, they, in a way, give you time to stop and think if perhaps there is a new and better path to take and what you can prepare for what will happen along the way. Barriers shift your perspective.

Barriers, more often than not, are unavoidable. Life will never stop throwing you new barriers. So, the best thing to do is know how to better see and approach these obstacles, and transform them into opportunities for self-improvement. The more you’re able to see barriers as being an advantage to your life, the better you’ll be at managing them.

It will be rewarding to accept barriers, which will make you constantly change and adapt to new situations, thus allowing you to grow into a better version of yourself.

【小题1】What is the determining factor of the outcome when facing barriers?

A．Your specific goals.	B．Your own attitude.
C．Your diverse preparations.	D．Your strong will power.

【小题2】Which of the following is true about barriers?

A．They bring you positive emotions.

B．They prevent you from realizing your goals.

C．They are avoidable if you prepare for them well.

D．They enable you to view things in a different way.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “approach” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．To cope with.	B．To go over.
C．To come near to sb.	D．To speak to sb about sth.

【小题4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Life is always throwing us barriers.	B．Barriers are double-edged swords.
C．Embracing barriers benefits a lot.	D．Meeting barriers is actually avoidable.