The Sorrow Of Silver

“Fate leads the willing and drags the unwilling.” — Cleanthes

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We've lost
Made it this far
And couldn't get it over the line.

The work
Sacrifice
Preparation
Led us to this moment.

We were not good enough
Not today.

We should be riding high
Instead our heads hang low.

Time ran out
The score does not lie.

The other team celebrates
Victory was theirs
We suffer defeat.

What we decide to carry with us
After this
Is up to each individual.

The Gift and Opportunity

Only two made it
All the way here.

The rest have fallen.

Number two in the world
Second best of them all.

We can feel the greatest disappointment
Or realize this is almost perfection. 

A silver medal in an individual sport
Is something to be celebrated
Each contestant exuberant
Having won silver.

Yet in a team sport
We hang our heads in defeat.

Why the difference?

In time
We may carry this as a victory
As something to be remembered
To be celebrated.

In the exact moment of defeat
We do not feel worthy. 

Perspective
Remember you are among the best in the world
What it means to have gotten here
That the others who fell before you
Would trade their loss for yours in an instant. 

Silver
Should be so sweet.

Allow that.

The Practice of Self-Mastery

• Know the reality of it 

• Choose your perspective

• Embrace the accomplishment

• Choose what you carry on

  CHEAT CODE: SEE REALITY → CHOOSE YOUR PERSPECTIVE