Choose to swim

Not all things we regard as disadvantages are actually so and vice versa. Let me give an example of a girl who for reasons beyond her control, resumed school two weeks after her classmates. She ends up beating them all to take first place. Of course, there can be a number of reasons for this but one which I know from experience is this. So, she resumes after everyone else and finds that she not only has to work hard but has to be very intentional and disciplined in her effort to catch up. She goes about it systematically and soon gets herself into the groove. Soon, the momentum she builds up from this laser focus pursuit successfully carries her through. So yes, she may have been disadvantaged because she resumed late but her attitude turns this into an advantage. The extra focus she needs to catch up gives her an edge and she surges past those who feel they only need to cruise. Life is all about choices. The attitude we adopt is our choice and that’s why two people with equal talent may face identical circumstances; while one succeeds, the other fails.