The Greatest Hitter

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world,” he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed.

“Strike one!” he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!”

 

He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. “Strike two!” he cried out.

The boy then paused for a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spat on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!” Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. “Strike three!”

“Wow!” he exclaimed… “I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!”

If you can’t change your circumstances, change your attitude. The little boy’s circumstances hadn’t changed, but his positive attitude prompted him to give an encouraging meaning to his experience.

Your experience depends on your point of view. The way you look at it is the way you see it.
The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Like it or not, you cannot have one without the other.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish. It’s measured by the opposition you encounter and the courage with which you maintain your struggle against the odds.

A lot of the time you have to endure the negative before you get to the positive.

Just remember “Challenge exposes opportunity”.

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