There's Victory In Losing

By: Khalil Abdullah


Have you ever considered that there's actually victory in defeat,
or though you may have lost you still won?
This truth becomes manifest when your attitude becomes the principle,
and you know the best you could do is what you'd done.

And even though your performance wasn't good enough for you to avoid defeat
take pride in knowing that your attitude was great.
For attitude is a factor that captivates more attention,
whether it be a ball game, a race, fight or debate.

For greatness is not always measured by whether you win or lose,
but sometimes based on how you played the game.
That's why sometimes you actually win although by score you lost,
for there's a victory that only attitude can claim.

So the saying about the thrill of victory and agony of defeat
is a phrase that's not necessarily always true.
For though you may have lost the battle there's victory in losing
when you know you did the best that you could do.