Remember this Kenyan runner Abel Mutai who was just a few
feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped,
thinking he had completed the race. A Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, was right
behind him and, realizing what was happening, started shouting at the Kenyan to
continue running. Mutai didn't know Spanish and didn't understand. Realizing
what was taking place, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.
A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied,
"My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we
push and help each other to win."
The journalist insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan
replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was
his." The journalist insisted, and again asked, "But you could have
won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of
my victory? What would be the honor in that medal?
What would my Mother think of that?"
Values are passed on from generation to generation.
What values are we teaching our children?
Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways and means to WIN.
Instead, let us pass on the beauty and humanity of a helping hand.
Because
honesty and ethics are WINNING!
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