We live in this earth in the short time, we don't know how
many times we can do more in life. God gives us everything that we need and God
knows what is the best for us. We have more colourful life such as happiness,
sadness, success, goodness, badness, etc.
Nobody lives without having problems
and get risk in their life. When we start to do something, so we should finish
it, although we will get more problems and risk. It is our power and our great
soul we have. All people around us are the nature teachers are teach us about
life. They do bad or good we can learn from them to take positive for life.
And, think that our life is a great struggle and we will get great result.
If we look back, we know that Derek Redmond was a British
athlete who recorded for 400 metres sprint and won gold medals in the 4x400
metres at the World Championships, European Championship and Commonwealth
Games. He was so great athlete for sprint, but one thing that we can learn from
him is his spirit when he got accident.
In 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he followed the 400 metres
sprint. This Olympic was his challenge to win after he won gold medals before.
In the semifinal Derek Redmond started well, but in the back straight about 250
metres from the finish, he got an accident that he tore his hamstring, he felt
really pain and fell the ground. Most people in the olympic thought that he
would stop it. He realises his olympic dream was over. He cried out and say
“There's no way, I am getting on that stretcher. I am going to finish my
stretcher.” With the pain he began to hobble along the track. People at the
race tried to stop him, but he didn't care, he still continued it. Suddenly, a
man comes from the top and fight back security that stopped him to enter the
race. And, a man said “That's my son out there”. He was Jim Redmond.
He said to Derek Redmond, “I am here son, you don't have to do
this.” Then Derek Redmond cried and said to his dad “Yes I do”. Without
thinking anymore, his dad said “Well then, we will finish this together”. Jim
and Derek completed the lap of the track together with Derek leaning on his
dad's shoulder for support. Although he didn't get medal in this olympic, but
he finished his race with his father beside him and 65.000 spectators rose to
give Derek a standing ovation.
This is great motivation that we can catch from him. He didn't
give up for his dream to finish his race competition in olympic. Although he
got an accident and will get more risk if he continued it, he has decided to
start it and do his commitment to finish it. This teach us that if we start to
do something and we should finish it. Although we get more risk and challenge
to finish it. Maybe more people will try to stop us, or environment doesn't
support us or ourselves doesn't support to do our dream, but we still have
passion, spirit and ambition that never die and never give up with bless of
God.
We have strong feeling and believe that we can do our passion
and our dream with bless of God. When we get problems we should think
positively to not give up, we should think that is a good information and good
teacher for us to do next level on the way to pursuit our dream, even God give
us someone or environment that will support us to get it.
"Our
beliefs become our thoughts
Our thoughts become our words
Our words become our actions
When we think that something is impossible, shift our thoughts.
Our thoughts become our words
Our words become our actions
When we think that something is impossible, shift our thoughts.
So
Impossible mean I’m possible."
This is a video of Derec Redmond. You should watch it!!!
please klick here.
by MEYF
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