A group of salespeople left town for a meeting and told their families they would be back home Friday evening for supper. But with meetings the way they are, one thing led to another and the meeting didn't end on time. They had to catch their flight back home, but arrived at the airport with only few moments to spare. They ran, with tickets in hand, hoping to be able to board the plane. While running, one of them hit a table knocking over a fruit basket. The fruit scattered and lay bruised all over the floor but they didn't have time to stop. They made it to the plane just in time to board. All of them breathed a sigh of relief that they had made it, except for one. He got up, said good-bye to his friends, and returned to the table with the fruit. What he saw made him glad that he had come back. Behind the table was ten-year-old blind girl who was selling the fruit to make a living, He said, "I hope we haven't ruined your day." He pulled out ten dollars from his wallet, handed it to her and said, "This will take care of the fruit," and left. The girl couldn't see what was going on; but as the man's footsteps faded away, she shouted from behind, "Are you God?".
The salesman missed the flight but was he a winner? You bet.
One can be a winner without a medal and a loser with a medal, if winning is not kept in perspective.
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