Young mind, overwhelming perseverance.

There were two constants during the 10th of August's morning session of the Youth Olympic Flame torch relay.

One was the flame itself, as it weaved its way through Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang.

The other was schoolboy Low Wei Jie, 12.

Dressed in an orange T-shirt, blue bermudas and flip-flops, he clutched on to his digital camera and stuck with the relay.

He ran. And ran. And ran. Over two and a half hours, he covered almost fifteen km, undeterred by a heavy downpour along the way.

His morning's adventure was not without some pain. His flip-flops may have held up, but his feet hurt, and there were bloodied scratches on his right ankle.

Then he discovered to great consternation that the camera he had borrowed from his parents was not waterproof and had jammed.

However, what i would like to comment on is not his journey, but his sense of determination. All the way, through the torrential downpour, he only had one intention -- to take pictures for his scrap book. He was not deterred by the fact that he had ran for two and a half hours, nor by the fact that his legs had blisters and were bleeding.

Such a strong sense of perseverance, who would not look up to him?

He is part of the minority in Singapore. such a value is rare, and hard to find. Students should look up to his as a role model. If such determination were to be put into use in our daily lives, our dreams would no doubt be achieved. Let us strive to have a determination like Wei Jie as one!