Game 6: A Lesson in Resilience

The St. Louis Cardinals World Series Championship was a lesson in resilience for all of us.  Admittedly, I am not the staunchest of baseball fans, but this team really got to me.  Down to their last out and strike, on the brink of elimination not once, but twice, the Cardinals refused to give in to defeat.  I watched game 6 and threw in the towel to the very tough and talented Texas Rangers more than once.  Yet, thankfully, the Cardinals never gave in.  I wonder how many times we concede defeat in our lives when the battle is not really done?  Do we always fight the good and worthy fight to the end?  Or,  do we concede defeat even before we have exhausted all our mental and physical capabilities?  Are we picking the "worthy" battle to fight or are we wasting our energies on a fight not worth fighting?  The Cardinals found a worthwhile battle and taught us a lesson in resiliency. 

The St. Louis Cardinals remind us all that when we enter into a worthy battle, we always win when we exhaust all our mental and physical resources to the very end.