A Something. The Summer Olympics.

The summer olympics isn't just a something.  It connects every nation, every people, every four years.  The biggest gathering of people from all around the world, rooting for their country, cheering for the triumphs, empathizing with the losses.  John Williams said, "The olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries, that represents the best in all of us."  We learn more about each other every four years.  We are given the opportunity to gain appreciation for each other.

 I watched with admiration as each country marched in, with their heads held high and pure joy shining through their eyes at what they had accomplished and who they were representing.  I reflected on my own life.  What I am blessed with.  Who I am.  What I have accomplished.  I bet the greeks didn't think that they would make history with their games all those years ago. They definitely did not think that they would be inspiring so many people to try harder, do better, and reach for their dreams.

Even though the greeks started the games, the athletes play them.  The gymnasts, the basketball players, the swimmers, the divers, the tennis players, the volleyball players; these are the people that we watch as we grow up.  We look at them under the bright lights, the cameras around, a smile on their face, and a tear in their eye and we want to be like them in some way.  

As the olympics proceed to take place in London, let us come together as a country, as a world and support the amazing athletes who go for the gold, despite the odds against them. And in the process, have fun!