No, this not my bracket update for the NCAA Tournament. But I did pick Ohio State to be in the Final Four. Enough on that…
What’s fascinating to me is that three teams, by Tuesday morning, will bitterly disappointed after coming so close only to lose. Don’t shed a tear for them! They are actually the luckiest of the group. Why? They will have the opportunity to learn and find something few do…clarity.
According to our culture winning is everything and losing is…well…for losers. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating perpetual losing as a way of life. Losing, and not repeatedly, is a great teacher in savoring wins. Like it or not the losses will come in this life, and some of them will hurt deeply. So why not gain the wisdom found inside the disappointment?
Check-out Mike Krzyzewski’s perspective on losing in the NCAA Tournament.