Thursday; November 5

Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you played the game?”.  Have you ever given much thought as to where it came from?  In all honesty, I kind of just assumed it was one of those facts of life passed down from generation to generation; but the other night while watching a biography of the sportswriter, Grantland Rice, I learned it came from his work entitled, “Alumnus Football”.  I encourage you to go back and read the entire piece written in 1908, but it ends with the following observation, “For when the one Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes – not that you won or lost – but how you played the Game.”.  I had grown up on that bit of wisdom, but when viewed in that context, it carries a lot more weight. 

When we get to the end of our lives, there are several ways to be scored on our efforts.  We might be tallied by how much money we made, how many laws we created, how many children we raised … but is there any better measure than “how we played the game”?  It’s less about what we did and more about how we did it!

As we navigate through this life, let’s take some time to consider how we hope to be scored.  For most of us, we won’t be remembered for our accomplishments, so let’s set about to be remembered for our attitudes!

Think About It!


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