The Race is About the Trying, Right?
Last week we attended the Pinewood Derby with Brighton and his scout friends. (Notice the lack of a scout shirt. Remember this post? Yep. I washed the shirt and the patches fell off, again.)
No, Brighton's car didn't win. But he sure did try, placing second in two out of three races. And, after all, the race is about the trying, not the winning.
"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting -- in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard -- reaching for the highest that is in us -- becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have."
Zig Ziglar (1926 - )
No, Brighton's car didn't win. But he sure did try, placing second in two out of three races. And, after all, the race is about the trying, not the winning. Zig Ziglar (1926 - )
He walked away with his complimentary trophy and a smile on his face.
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Our ward had a family derby once, i.e each family makes a car with no rules (no weight limits, etc), it was a ton of fun and there were some crazy cars.
Gotta love it!