If you plan to win, you will never win!!!

As a young and energetic boy, I’m inclined with different sports.  Suffice to say though that I have chosen the field of table tennis. I was around 6 or 7 years old when I became eager to play one. On the other hand it was only in high school where I became more anxious and exposed to it. I can still remember that feeling of always wanting to learn and apply new things whenever I had a chance to play ping pong. Driven by the power of choice at an early age of mine.


The 1st time won, I became more eager to feel again and again that same feeling. My parents, relatives, and friends are proud and fulfilment is in the air. It’s like “Hey, I’m the guy”! Obviously I hate the opposite thereof especially when they’re expecting much from me.  And here’s what I noticed.  More often, the reason why I lose is due too much expectation from them or even my crush. I don’t want to lessen even a degree of how they look at me. In short I don’t want them to be disappointed. I thought, this idea would help me grow, be better and stretch myself. I want to gain their respect.  I reason out that I simply want to win but deep inside I really don’t want to lose. The power of choice has pushed me to a different path of true wining.  My goal of learning new things has left me. I tend to compete instead of playing. I treated them as my opponent not as co-player. I imagined them as a threat rather than a friend or fellowmen.



One time, I asked myself what is the true spirit of winning? Is it bad to aim winning? After all, winning is being optimistic isn’t it? Who wants to lose anyway? These questions soon ceased, after much contemplation and arduous training from different mentors or master as I call them. I then realized that my 1st ever innocent goal as a young kid is the right reason. To learn! At the end of each game, it doesn’t really matter if I won or not, but what I have become after the game. This is what makes a true winner. This is our value not the applause, commendation, plaque, trophy, et cetera et cetera . It’s the attitude, not the skills, looks, or anything else. To this day, I still apply this principle of which has never missed causing my heart to burst from nervous and excitement whenever someone asked me to play or even just passing by seeing someone playing. And so, I choose to play not to win, to enjoy and learn. Use your freedom of choice to choose the right as well. I know that if you do, you will find any game more joyous and fun. You will learn more and feel being a true winner far from what you may expect.

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