Replacement player.

After returning home from a successful season, this young football player was feeling down and hurt. While seated around the family dinner table, the great grand mother noticed him, she asked what was his problem, he tells her , how after stepping in for a player who walked away from the team, and their winning a championship because of his scoring two touchdowns, now he's being let go because of the player's return to the team, his great grand mother's eyes fixed on his says; "son, let me tell you a story about life":

Early one Monday morning, while walking through this small neighborhood park, these two men; "Wisdom" and "Understanding" notice this young man/young lady sitting on a bench, his/her head down and in-cupped in his/her hands, as the two were passing by, the young man/ young lady , evidently in a state of stress, he/she cries out; " how is it, even with your own shortcoming, you do your best by others, and nothing you've done seems to be good enough, or understood as the blessing it is; Wisdom", gently smiling, replied; son/sweetheart, it sometimes become trying when in the role of being a replacement", then, "Understanding" says; "you're been chosen, and acceptance of such position, is because of your cloth in character, for what was, and at times actually needed." As the two of them was walking away, "Understanding looked back, saying; "even though he's/shes now hurting, one day will realize, it's his/her good strong upbringing, which caused him/her to be in a hard place as this", "Wisdom" replies; yes I know, but, what saddens me; the recipients, sometimes don't realize, the blessing is in the replacement player."

Written by: Coach James Joseph.
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