"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever."
Yes, Eugene. I started to think about this when watching how some bronze medal winners reacted. Some with joy at even winning and others with sorrow, as if they were mediocre.
Nice. Made me think of Bible's Solomon's quote,
"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever."
Yes, it does have that sense of passing the torch aspect. That's a great observation.
Yes, yes! Extraordinary is in the ordinary.
Yes, Eugene. I started to think about this when watching how some bronze medal winners reacted. Some with joy at even winning and others with sorrow, as if they were mediocre.
What if you have yet to achieve mediocrity?
We can all hope to be late bloomers.
Look at Grandma Moses….