“Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.”—Jackie Robinson
Engage in life. Participate. Be active—Spiritually, Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally, and Socially.
There are (at least) two trends in sport: those who would claim their right to a participation trophy and those who would claim their right to participate. The latter are the ones who are living the ideals of Jackie Robinson.
Life is not an entitlement. Life is an Opportunity. Life is a Purpose waiting to be fulfilled. Life is a choice to sit in the grandstands and claim “victory” when the athletes win or to join in the contest whether the winner or the loser (or, as in wrestling, the learner).
Don’t be a spectator in life. The reward is not a gravestone (i.e., “participation trophy”). The reward is in the participation—the life lived.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!