The Meaning of Success

One man began a speech to his college alumini with the statement, “Some of you are successes, and some of you are failures --- only God knows which are which!” There are many kinds of successes, many kinds of winners; and which is which may not first be apparent.

Esther Kim is a true champion with a heartwarming story. She competed against her childhood friend, Kay Poe in the U.S. Olympics Trials for her sport---Taekwondo (martial sport), Esther lost the match, but she went on to win all other fights, which still qualified her for the finals.

Her friend, Kay also won her successive matches. But in her last fight before the finals, disaster struck. Kay dislocated her knee and went down in great pain. Her knee was reset as she lay in agony on the mat. All the while, her friend, Esther encouraged her from the sidelines to finish the fight. Courageously, Kay stood up and on one good leg, concluded the match for a win.

The only contestants now remaining were Kay Poe, with an injured leg, and her friend, Esther Kim. One woman would be chosen from these trials for the Olympic team. I looked at her with one good leg against me with two good legs. Esther Kim recalled, “and I said, “It’s not fair!”

On the spot, Esther made a hard decision. She forfeited the match to her friend Kay, whose leg was sure to be fully healed for the 2000 Olympic Games. For her part, Kay bought Esther a ticket to Sydney, Australia so she might watch and cheer from the stands.

“This was our dream, going to the Olympics,” Esther said, “It’s so hard! I have cried about it.” But Esther discovered something important. I gave her my dream,” she said, “but for the first time ever, I feel like a champ.” Esther Kim won a victory of the spirit; which qualified her as the true champion.

As Kay Poe’s father remarked, “True champions aren’t always the ones who have all the medals.” No, sometimes they are cheering from the sidelines. For, success and winning is often about victories won in the hidden recesses of the heart.

Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).

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One man began a speech to his college alumini with the statement, “Some of you are successes, and some of you are failures --- only God knows which are which!” There are many kinds of successes, many kinds of winners; and which is which may not first be apparent.

Esther Kim is a true champion with a heartwarming story. She competed against her childhood friend, Kay Poe in the U.S. Olympics Trials for her sport---Taekwondo (martial sport), Esther lost the match, but she went on to win all other fights, which still qualified her for the finals.

Her friend, Kay also won her successive matches. But in her last fight before the finals, disaster struck. Kay dislocated her knee and went down in great pain. Her knee was reset as she lay in agony on the mat. All the while, her friend, Esther encouraged her from the sidelines to finish the fight. Courageously, Kay stood up and on one good leg, concluded the match for a win.

The only contestants now remaining were Kay Poe, with an injured leg, and her friend, Esther Kim. One woman would be chosen from these trials for the Olympic team. I looked at her with one good leg against me with two good legs. Esther Kim recalled, “and I said, “It’s not fair!”

On the spot, Esther made a hard decision. She forfeited the match to her friend Kay, whose leg was sure to be fully healed for the 2000 Olympic Games. For her part, Kay bought Esther a ticket to Sydney, Australia so she might watch and cheer from the stands.

“This was our dream, going to the Olympics,” Esther said, “It’s so hard! I have cried about it.” But Esther discovered something important. I gave her my dream,” she said, “but for the first time ever, I feel like a champ.” Esther Kim won a victory of the spirit; which qualified her as the true champion.

As Kay Poe’s father remarked, “True champions aren’t always the ones who have all the medals.” No, sometimes they are cheering from the sidelines. For, success and winning is often about victories won in the hidden recesses of the heart.

Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).

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