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English Phrase: Rise to the occasion
It’s true; I was a bit leery about writing a post on rising to the occasion at this time of year.
Due to all the merrymaking going on, I’d say many people are finding it a challenge just to get out of bed, let alone perform better than they usually do.
It’s also Monday, and we know that everyone hates rising on a Monday.
Nevertheless, I need to write about something.
Therefore, I myself shall rise to the occasion and complete this post.
On second thought, perhaps this is the best time of year to cover this phrase.
When a person rises to the occasion, they bring their A-game to a particularly challenging or stressful situation.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, as they say.
It’s Monday morning; yes, it was cold outside and warm inside your futon.
Yes, you didn’t want to go to work.
Sure, you could have called in sick, but you didn’t do that, did you?
Why not?
Because you rose to the occasion.
Now, you are probably eating lunch and are going to go back this afternoon, rise to the occasion again and face another challenging issue.
Why are you going to do this?
Because you have to.
Yes, of course.
But besides the ‘I have to’ point, you’re going to do this because you are a go-getter who rises to the occasion and gets things done when others feel like quitting.
You are the one who goes the extra mile every day.
Go get’em, tiger!
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 78.
The higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100, the easier the passage is to read.