Marathons

 

Go the Distance

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance
I will find my way, if I can be strong
I know every mile will be worth my while
When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong

Life is a marathon NOT a sprint.

We celebrate as the fastest man in the world, the winner of the 100 meter dash, the sprint.  But we celebrate EVERYONE who completes a marathon.  It is the Tortoise and the Hare.  The Hare is faster than the Tortoise, but in the fable it is the Tortoise that beats the Hare in the race  and is celebrated. We inherently know this.  I have posted this link before but it is worth posting again.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnNOA9U3cM

We celebrate the winner of the sprint as the fastest human alive, but we celebrate EVERYONE who completes a marathon as a victor because they have gone the distance.  The winner of the sprint is  among others might who have been an Olympic Medalist,

https://youtube.com/shorts/ODT2tZoVGwo?si=tW2LnTeEO2ch4jpC

but every runner who competed the race, even the one in last place, went the distance, played out the clock, did not bend the knee, IS a winner.