The race is not to the swift, or the battle to
the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor
to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11
College football fans know about
the controversial referee ruling during the Texas A&M/Clemson football game
September 8, 2018.
Texas A&M receiver Quartney
Davis catches the ball at the Clemson 15 and heads toward the corner of the goal
line. Clemson safety K'Von Wallace hustles in aggressive pursuit. Davis is thinking
end zone. Wallace is thinking knock the ball out of bounds.
At the 4-yard line
Davis leans forward and extends his arms with the ball toward the pylon.
Wallace catches Davis at the 2 and knocks the ball out of bounds. The officials
rule it a touchback. After a replay review, the call stands.
Clemson is given
the ball with less than two minutes to play. The Aggies don’t quit. They stop
Clemson, get the ball back, and score a touchdown with 46 seconds left on the
clock. The attempt for a two-point play to tie the game fails. Clemson wins.
When
asked about the controversial play in a postgame press conference Aggie coach Jimbo
Fisher said that he thought that the play resulted in a fumble out of bounds,
not a touchback.
And this is what he said next. Take heed. It is a message for
all of us:
We can't whine over calls. That happens.
That's football. They called it.... Next play. You play the next play. Don’t worry
about the scoreboard. Don’t worry about momentum. Just play the next play. You
control how you play the next play. That’s all you can control—the next play.
Hurricane
threatens: next play—prepare for what’s coming. Hurricane destroys: next play—repair
the damage. Heart attack: next play—get fit. Cancer: next play—fight to
survive. Fail the exam: next play—study harder.
Life is filled with challenges.
We only can respond to the ups and downs we encounter by asking ourselves: Is this something
that is, or is not, in my control? Epictetus, Enchiridion
Whatever you find
to do with your hands, do it with all your might. Ecclesiastes 9:10
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When all else fails use humor:
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