A bus carrying ugly people crashes into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies. They then get to meet their Maker, and because of the grief they have experienced, He decides to grant them one wish each before they enter Heaven.
They're all lined up, and God asks the first one what the wish is.
"I want to be gorgeous." God snaps His fingers, and it is done.
The second one in line hears this and says, "I want to be gorgeous too!" Another snap of His fingers and the wish is granted.
This goes on for a while, with everyone wishing to be good-looking. When God is halfway down the line, the last guy in line starts laughing. When there are only ten people left, this guy is rolling on the floor, laughing.
Finally, God reaches this guy and asks him what his wish will be.
The guy finally calms down and says, "Make 'em all ugly again."
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Today is another day, so give yourself another chance to change.
"CHANGING THE FACE" CAN CHANGE NOTHING, BUT.......
"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits"
"FACING THE CHANGE" CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING.
Make 'em all ugly again.
Go for It!
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of sheer determination and guts.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to compete. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is what is important.
I watched the man dive off the blocks and knew right away that something was wrong. Now I am not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold -- his arms were flailing in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to titter. Clearly, this man was not a medal contender.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at a poor man that was clearly having a hard time. Finally, he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and yell things like, "Come on, you can do it!" and, "Go for it!" He did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swam, let alone raced. His country had been asked to Sydney as a courtesy.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so arrogantly in front of their rivals, it is nice to watch an underdog.
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the spirit of the games.