For His Glory

Early in the silent morning, I can clearly hear the sound of the spinning fan on the ceiling. The quietness is appreciable and expected as no one is in the room but me. My roommates have gone home- the sweet nest where they find the most comforting. I just wish them to have nice weekends.

Recalling the things that I have done for the past few weeks, I felt satisfied not for the result that I have gained, but the effort that I have put in everything I was doing. I tried to build up the team to fasten their growth as fast as possible before SUKMUM competition came. We managed to beat the first two colleges with pride and that was sufficiently good to me and out of my expectation actually. Our team does not have a strong and tough physique individually, but we manage to beat the so-called big-man team with a lot of challenges. It is sort of miraculous thing to see such a victory.

For the competition with KK5, I felt upset that we couldn't beat them for the last quarter. I felt very frustrated that the victory was just slipped away from me due to our poor stamina. I never believe that we were able to keep leading in score for the first three quarters. We were defeated by them shamefully in the friendly match but somehow we made them ashamed for the first three quarters’ amazing play. I believe that the loss of the friendly match last time made our team to fear the team of KK5 and for that we barely allowed ourselves to underestimate their team. On the other hand, I would believe that due to the triumph, they allowed themselves to be a lit bit over-confident and eventually underestimate our team. This might be the reason why the match was totally different from the friendly match we had.

Anyway, we lost the game eventually. In the last quarter, our first five didn't possess a clear mind for game analysis due to the poor body condition. We refused to take rest outside the court as we couldn't bear the consequence of letting other players into the game. The opponents brought their second five into the court and deliberately reduced our stamina successfully. It was saddening to see the scores getting closer but incapable to keep the gap. It was helpless to see the opportunity of scoring being wasted as the eyes were blurred and the focus was lost due to the exhausted body. It was really speechless to admit that we are not ready for the victory as we are not good enough. Five players can hardly defeat ten players in a game. We have reached our limit by endeavoring to give a strong fight.

When I was about to leave the gymnasium, an Indian guy was passing by my side and I smiled to him for my instinctive kindness. He thought that I was about to have a match later, and then he asked:” Game later?”. “No, I lost the game.” I replied and smiled. He said:” Oh I see~”. “But I won the pride!” I replied with pride and satisfaction. “Good!” was the word he ended the short conversation. Sometimes, the victory doesn’t bring you any goods, if the victory failed to bring you the glory you are looking for and the satisfaction that you always desire. For his glory, I will come back strong next year. Watch out!!