Have you ever heard someone say, “You have to turn
your weaknesses into strengths?” Below is a story that supports that premise.
Boy’s Weakness
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact
that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.
The
boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so
he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training the master had
taught him only one move. “Sensei,”(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said,
“Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you know, but this
is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the sensei replied.
Not
quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising
himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be
more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged;
the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success,
the boy was now in the finals.
This
time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the
boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the
referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
“No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match resumed,
his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy
used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
He
was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in
each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really
on his mind.
“Sensei,
how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You
won for two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one
of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense
for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”
The
boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
Moral:
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the
circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can
become our strengths one day. Each of us is special and important, so never
think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life
to its fullest and extract the best out of it!”
Author Unknown
Story taken from www.moralstories.org/boys-weakness
Have you ever turned your weakness into a strength?
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