David Roth's positive song, "Nine Gold Medals," is a song about
uplifting our perceptions. In this song, the Special Olympics is a
backdrop for seeing who can be a hero: anyone. And while it seems
popular to extend this courtesy to the person we feel is a step behind
the expected hero, it's no less important to show it to all people.
Through our actions in life and through several scenes shown in the
worlds of sports competition and celebrity commentary, this does not
appear to be the way we operate.
I remember watching an incredible ice skater as a child, being encouraged by her
consistent wins and deflated at seeing how steadfastly people waited for her to fail, as if her success was making it less possible for them to gain the success they wanted in their lives. In later years, I applied resentment with the same fervor, not really seeing that the hate I applied to the person on top would eventually be applied to the person I was encouraging to get from "the bottom" to the top. Recently, I saw the same mentality at play when an audience full of Stanford students, who were at first welcoming to their campus visitor, combusted in applause at the idea of having one of their own "stump" Oprah Winfrey in an interview question.
Do we really have to deflate someone who is doing their best to reach our personal best? Or could the benchmark for success be something different: something that is respectful, even of the person who's been "winning" at life for a while (from the small vantage point in which we view them). It's really something when people who are at first encouraged by a person's strive for success lose interest or become fast enemies after seeing this person achieve or stay achieving for more than seems an appropriate amount of time
Would you, or I or anyone else feel the need to hate if I we didn't believe we were being denied something in the first place? There's an underlying message that we're not all supposed to be at the table partaking at the same time. If we switch the mentality as those feelings come up, we can gain insight that helps us improve our feelings in the moment and our lives overtime. Suppose the person playing a sport and losing was to look at life and ask about the message? If that message had the purpose of improving life, there would be no need to hate. Suppose we were to do the same in our own lives at those opportunistic times for judgement: when a singer stays for a certain amount of time at the charts, when an actor gets another Oscar over our current favorite: the one who reminds us of ourselves. If a positive song can open us to see the hero in the little guy, perhaps it can open us to see the heroes, the messages, in life, including the message that everyone deserves a chance of getting to the top and being encouraged after they arrive and stay there.
I remember watching an incredible ice skater as a child, being encouraged by her
consistent wins and deflated at seeing how steadfastly people waited for her to fail, as if her success was making it less possible for them to gain the success they wanted in their lives. In later years, I applied resentment with the same fervor, not really seeing that the hate I applied to the person on top would eventually be applied to the person I was encouraging to get from "the bottom" to the top. Recently, I saw the same mentality at play when an audience full of Stanford students, who were at first welcoming to their campus visitor, combusted in applause at the idea of having one of their own "stump" Oprah Winfrey in an interview question.
Do we really have to deflate someone who is doing their best to reach our personal best? Or could the benchmark for success be something different: something that is respectful, even of the person who's been "winning" at life for a while (from the small vantage point in which we view them). It's really something when people who are at first encouraged by a person's strive for success lose interest or become fast enemies after seeing this person achieve or stay achieving for more than seems an appropriate amount of time
Would you, or I or anyone else feel the need to hate if I we didn't believe we were being denied something in the first place? There's an underlying message that we're not all supposed to be at the table partaking at the same time. If we switch the mentality as those feelings come up, we can gain insight that helps us improve our feelings in the moment and our lives overtime. Suppose the person playing a sport and losing was to look at life and ask about the message? If that message had the purpose of improving life, there would be no need to hate. Suppose we were to do the same in our own lives at those opportunistic times for judgement: when a singer stays for a certain amount of time at the charts, when an actor gets another Oscar over our current favorite: the one who reminds us of ourselves. If a positive song can open us to see the hero in the little guy, perhaps it can open us to see the heroes, the messages, in life, including the message that everyone deserves a chance of getting to the top and being encouraged after they arrive and stay there.
Tina Janelle, C. Catchings, writes updated posts about positive songs
on a website discussing fun personal growth strategy, happyrnb. The
author of fiction, happiness and dream-life material discusses feel good
songs and positive songs. C. Catchings currently provides objective positive music review services.
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