The Underdog!

I don't watch a lot of sports, but today, as I rested I caught a few NCAA basketball games. Interesting enough was the teams that were not slated to win, WON and for some teams they were predicted to win, they LOST. The underdog always has smack (junk) talked about them, no one expects them to make it through the first quarter, yet alone to keep the momentum going until the end of the game.

In my younger years I remember reading "The Tortoise and The Hare", I was amazed at how the hare continuously bragged about his speed and that he would beat the slow moving tortoise. The tortoise never retorted back with any words, yet he stayed on his slow moving course. Surely, the tortoise was tired of hearing the hare's mouth and probably frustrated that it was taking him so long to get to his final destination. Nevertheless, the tortoise kept it moving. Even with all of his speed and agility the hare became tired and thought he could rest a little while. What a mistake the hare was making. As the story ends the hare took a total of three naps and it wasn't until the last nap, that he saw his opponent getting ready to cross the finish line. With all of his speed, the hare jumped up to run and beat the tortoise, only to get to the finish line and lose to the very one he picked on!

There are times when you will have people in your life that will talk about you and doubt the very thing that you are doing. Pay no attention to what they have to say, rather stay focused on your course. Eventually they will become like the hare and get tired of you trying to catch up with them and take a nap. Their negative restless behavior will cause them to sleep, while you patiently and quietly cross the finish line.

Underdogs have a relentless amount of determination and perseverance that helps them to stay focused! Don't give up, stay in the race, you are almost at the finish line of victory!