Life is like an 800-meter race.
You can start off slowly but surely, with your legs hurting, feeling like a slug. Suddenly you find yourself falling behind the rabbits who were fast off the start. Your confidence might start to waver as you encounter opponents who seem better than you.
But then you get a burst of energy, and you remember that just two days ago you came from behind to achieve your goal. Can you do it again?
So you lift up the pace and start picking off those who are throwing roadblocks to your success in front of you. One by one by one.
Until you reach the finish line and see that those who had started so much faster now are looking at your back! You weren’t the best today, but you gave it your all and didn’t give up. In the 2 minutes and 19 seconds that it took you to move from seventh (out of eighth) place to third, you learned a lot about life at 14 years old—that some may be faster and some may really test you, but if you try your best, success often will be waiting at the finish.
And remember that “success” doesn’t have to be a number or a place. It’s also that great feeling after a Herculean effort and ending up with a smile on your face.
Congratulations to my #2 son for finishing his first high school track season by running his best 800 meters at the district meet last night. Love that killer kick! Love the faith that you had in yourself that you would succeed. You are—and always will be—a winner!
Hey Hopper family, it seems that CJ is a winner in every thing he becomes involved in, the 800 meter run is one of them, for a 14 year old you can see the growth this young man has and the smile on his face in finishing his run says it all. He is the best.
We totally agree, Mom!