Friday, January 25, 2013
A gesture of honesty goes down well.
Good news
Very little has been said about this…..On December 2, Basque athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner the certain winner of the race mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.
Fernández Anaya quickly caught up with him, but instead of exploiting Mutai's mistake to speed past and claim an unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to the line and let him cross first.
Ivan Fernandez Anaya, a Basque runner of 24 years who is considered an athlete with a big future (champion of Spain of 5,000 meters in promise category two years ago) said after the test: "But even if they had told me that winning would have earned me a place in the Spanish team for the European championships, I wouldn't have done it either. I also think that I have earned more of a name having done what I did than if I had won. And that is very important, because today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well."
He said at the beginning: unfortunately, very little has been said of the gesture. And it's a shame. In my opinion, it would be nice to explain to children, so they do not think that sport is only what they see on TV: violent kicks in abundance, posh statements, fingers in the eyes of the enemy ...
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Instead of believing others, google yourself.
These are by no means complete and the list is like junior high school level at most in the global conspiracy schemes.
So .. ; )
So .. ; )
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Beware,,,,
the irrational, however seductive. Shun
the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate
yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others.
Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts
as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or
stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the
grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives,
and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect
others to live for you
Enough?
Having
more choices, although valued, actually makes life more confusing,
complex, and just plain convoluted. What should be a simple process
becomes a stressful consideration of so many features or varieties, with
the purpose of the device becoming lost. Our true needs have become
covered over by so-called modern conveniences.
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