39th Weekly Thought:

The path of victory

I enjoy where I am today and understand that life is a never-ending journey.

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When we thought of victory, we usually thought of the end of a long and gruelling battle in which some enemy was defeated.

Or we thought of victory in a sporting competition where others were also defeated.

Even today, victories and winners are celebrated - even if the event took place years, decades, centuries or even more than a thousand years ago. We all know such celebrations in our cultures.

But isn't that a wrong concept?

When we looked at it with open eyes: The victory of a sportswoman or a sportsman is not the "day of victory" and the presentation of the gold medal but the victory began on the first day at the first attempt of the person in that sport. The same is true for the victory of freedom - the day the first two people met to stand up for their freedom, victory began.

And from that day on - and if it was really victorious until today - this victory lasts!!! And not only at the annual victory celebration.

And something else we could realise: a true victory is not in defeating others - but in growing beyond our own shortcomings!!!!

And since we live this every day, every minute, we enjoy it and continue to grow without an end!!!!

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