But how you handle the losses says a lot
“You lost today, kid, but that doesn't mean you have to like it.”
—Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Everyone wants to win. Everyone wants to be a winner. As we grow up, we are told that we can be anything we want. We can do anything we like. Unfortunately, the world has other plans for all of us. Not everyone gets to be an astronaut. From the time I was old enough to dream, I wanted to be a jet pilot. Military blood is in my veins. My father served his country in Korea; my brother was in the Air Force. My dream was extinguished at 8 years old when my left eye was severely damaged in an accident. I have had broken bones and hospital trips since, but that eyeball is still the location of the only stitches I ever received. The damage and the eyeglasses that followed meant the dream of being a pilot was gone.