A Champion in Life

I am not a champion.

I was never a brilliant student. I never stood first in my school exams. I never got the finest grades in college. I remained an average student with an average grade and never got into the “elite club” of toppers.

I am not a champion.

I was not in the “hall of fame” of my college. I never got loved by someone as I was introvert, shy. So I never got the special status in the gang of my friends.

I am not a champion.

I struggled a lot to find a suitable job. Lots of my friends got nice jobs with fat pay package and traveled abroad. I never could get a “high status” in my friend circle and always got neglected.

So, does this mean I can never be a champion? Am I a failure?

Commonly yes. But in reality, NEVER. Just being a brilliant student, getting a fat paycheck in your dream job, marrying a beautiful woman or a handsome gentleman and settling down in a happy life doesn’t make your life worthwhile as a human being. Unless you return a favor to your society, fellow human beings in need – your life is nothing much different from your pet, in terms of usefulness. You are a human – this is where you are different from others. If your heart cries when you see a homeless person shivering in cold, if you become angry when you see malnourished children crying for food – and you try to help them out, as far as you can – you become a true human being. Even if you can help one person in need, the satisfaction you get is far more than all your materialistic gains – and then, you become a true champion, a champion in life.

Become a champion in life, by conquering the enemy within.

Master Jin Kwon

Champion