Sally loves to be first at everything! She is first
in line at school. She is first out the door at recess. She is first at dinner
finishing her mac 'n' cheese!
Unfortunately, Sally dislikes losing and this can
lead to hot tempers and hurt feelings. She even gets the nickname ‘Sally Sore
Loser’ from her classmates at school.
With the help of her teacher and her mother, Sally
learns the rules for being a good winner and a good loser. She learns to say to
herself, ‘I've won if I had fun!’
The story about Winning and Losing by Frank J Sileo
was written for children obsessed with winning. Such a child, melts down when
it perceives to have lost at something. The message was that as long as you're
having fun, everyone wins.
Actually having fun means you won. However, one
does not think one had fun if one perceives a loss, so therefore it is a loss. So
while destinations are important, we must not forget the journey to that
destination and the many joys it brings.
So often, so many of us have fun doing something,
yet we end up as sore losers. We must reclaim the joy of the journey. We must
not sacrifice that happiness at the altar of self-centred competitiveness.
Recall fun you had by being a mover
Don’t let joy go by being a sore loser!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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