The world, fans, sports lovers, citizens, the young and elderly all set aside their differences during this spectacular season of competition and sheer will. We set aside our differences, stereotypes and name calling to support those from our own nations to win the gold medals and if they didn’t then they could strive for the silver or the bronze.
Friends meet and shout at the top of their lungs and acquaintances also emulate the spirit of sharing by buying each other food or drinks. Many families are eager to get home and beat the traffic so that they can sit down on their comfortable sofa’s as they unwind into their favorite sport. Such is the paradox of life, it is a great competition that we are all striving to win. We compete to get the best jobs by obtaining a sound education, gaining tangible workplace skills, dressing and acting professional and having our A-game written all over our personality. We also compete in school to obtain the best grades so that we grow in our intellectual think and know-how; men compete against other men in winning a women’s trust and then convincing her to marry you while women also out do each other from the crowd to get noticed by eligible bachelors. It then appears that life is much like the ‘Rio’ or any world Olympics as there will always be a winner and a loser.
The fanfare and the excitement of the Olympics will end and we will be back to our normal lives. However, exciting or boring this may be- we must seek to make the most of our circumstances and seek to nurture our talents and skills like our renowned world athletes. We ought to continue the spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood with everyone and not just because there is an event like the Olympics to draw us together. Rio taught everyone that anything is possible even despite an injury or having experimented with drugs; this lesson was exemplified by the legendary Bolt and Rudisha! So, even in our lives when the days are dark and the sunshine is not in sight- we can do, we must and we will win!
