Friday, November 17, 2006
Hongkie Pushing to the limit? Today I had softball training in the morning and because of the rain, we could only resort to some meaningless talk while waiting for the rain to cease. For some reason, coach went ahead to ask Yingwye what is his nationality. Yingwye answered, "Was once a Hongkie but now Singaporean." Coach replied straight away, "no wonder you've got this type of attitude." -He was kind of a slacker. "But then Hongkie softballer always tried very hard one leh!" coach added, together with the look of disdain on this poor guy. Then, our coach continued his cynicism while we stood there looking as if we give a darn what he's trying to say.
After that, I thought to myself. What would he think of me? Am I like those Hongkie softballer who give all their might and strength when I'm playing this game or am I like what coach had said to Yingwye though it's exaggerated? I assured myself that I belong to the former sort after the training.
While we were doing the third sets on double hand toss betting, my swell up blister on both of my hands broke. It was only the beginning of the training and it's really deplorable cause I know that I'll not be able to unleash my full potential later. May it be the psychomotor in me or the passion that I have for softball, I told myself that I got to take the hard way so that the next time I bet, it will be better. It's as simple as "you get the blister now, you bet better next time." It's the same theory when it is being applied to an amateur guitarist, violinist, cellist etc. They got to go through the phrase when their fingers begin to sore, their arms breaking due to long hours of practising, frustrated with their poor rhythmic sense etc. And when you have tried hard enough, when you have give all that you have, the victorious feeling is definitely beyond words. It will be better than the previous. I went home with a jubilant heart.
I always believe in working hard cause it will produce only either one of the two results. The first one is that it will yield an exceptional outcome, which is what everybody wants, including the slacker. The other result is that it will turn out to be a bad one -not quite what you have expected. However despite of this poignant ending, one who had work hard enough will not feel too bad for himself/herself because he/she knows that they have already given their best shot. No regrets unlike the slacker.
So have you given your best attempt?
P.s. I dunn really discriminate slacker.
posted @ 2:35 PM
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