I thought about re-posting my story Fuji-San for this challenge, but I decided that I have many photos that might depict endurance that I have not shared. I have seen things in the middle east that require endurance, or just endure. If you lived where air conditioning was only for the rich, and temperatures reach above 100 degrees F. daily, could you work as a blacksmith or a baker? There is a 400 yr. old mesquite tree that lives in the middle of the desert, and no one knows where it gets its water. There is a 700 yr. old fort being excavated and rebuilt. Another structure, this one 1200 yrs old was discovered near by. What do American sailors do to endure 6 months floating in the middle of the Arabian Gulf? BBQ! With some outdoor activities to work up that appetite!