When I was 11 years old, my Arabic teacher divided us into groups and we played together. My group lost. I did nothing except cry. When I grew up and started to understand the nature of life, I knew that it isn't necessary to be victor at all times.
" Day for you and day against you " is an old Arabic idiom. We used to hear it after every loss. It means you won't win everyday. Actually, we are living in a battle. We have to struggle in order to reach our aims. Perhaps, we will lose sometimes but we won't lose at all times. For instance, Oman's team had reached the final match in the Gulf Cup three times but it couldn't take the cup more than one time. In 2005 we played against Qatar and we lost. In 2007 we played against UAE and we lost too. The loss didn't make us desperate and didn't stop us struggling. We worked hard and we won the Gulf Cup in 2009. In sport we have to be flexible and accept loss with high sportsmanship. However, we shouldn't give loss an opportunity to break our aims and dreams. We have to learn the reasons of losing and try to avoid them next time.
When you lose marks in grammar or vocabulary tests, don't be bleak. Just say to yourself " I will do better next time and I'll be able to improve my marks ". Ultimately, I wish you all the bes
A great idiom and one we can probably all relate to!
ReplyDeleteGood writing but i think War would fit better instead of battle because war (our lives) have battles (challenges) and losing a battle doesnt mean we lost the war! we must rise up after the loss and learn from it to win the next battle!
ReplyDeleteReally nice journal, Sharifa! this is what people should realize in their lives. Moreover it is one of the cleverest way to live.
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