My son had success in athletics, and went to college on a baseball scholarship, when it came to always making the team etc, he never blinked. So imagine the day he was called in and released from his scholarship after 2 years. Too many 3rd baseman the the coach’s reasoning. This took place at the end of the fall season.
It was not he was playing badly, but the team had 3 more just like him.
I will never forget the phone call I got from him that day. He was numb. Up to that point he had never really faced rejection. He took it pretty hard.
I explained to him it was a business simple as that, and not to take it personal. We called around and let the other teams in the conference know he was available.
A few weeks later a rival school called and made a offer. He would have to red shirt a year, but he was good with it. He enrolled and had a good career, and enjoyed the 3 years he was there. He said the first school did him a favor, he was happier at the second school.
Like they say, one door closes, another opens.
When he lost his high paying job last summer, he went back to his baseballl days. He stayed positive, and put it in God’s hands, and few weeks later he landed a better job, in a better city. He was confident things would be ok, because he knew the power of prayer when God is guiding, as demonstrated back in his college baseball days.
The lesson he learned that day in baseball, have taught him well.
…but, it’s part of growing, and developing character. (and sometimes, it can test them to see how much they want to strive for something)