Imagine a televised marathon. X, the peoples favourite, is an extrovert and a superb athelete who wins every race and has a dominating character; X wins this marathon too, in record time and minutes head of everyone else, smiling and waving as they cross the line to raptuous applause with barely a raised heartbeat.
Y is an office worker just running the marathon to see if they can. And they do, crossing the line last, over an hour behind everyone else, when the crowds have gone and the cameras are packing up. They have a red face and are breathing hard, half crippled by the effort and with nobody waiting at the finishing line to see their achievement, as they plodded along without giving up the whole way. They wanted to see if they had it in them, and they did.
Who is your champion, and why?
Thanks!
2007-02-19 10:25:10 · 12 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i suppose they are both winners for different reasons...
X because he came first and achieved his goal
Y because he also achieved his goal....
however, in self believe i think Y would be more proud of him/herself
2007-02-19 10:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by tink 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should n't need another persons reassurance in a cse like this. If you have achieved a goal which you were set on making and you did then you should be very proud of yourself. Your achievements dont to be appreciated by anyone else as long as your happy with yourself then thats what matters.
you can't discredit the race winner either for all you know he too could have worked hard o acieve his record winning time and should therefore also be proud of himself.
If your your own champion why do you care what others think?
2007-02-19 18:35:46 · answer #2 · answered by Zaina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who knows they can, and just does so because they can is not a champion. Someone who accomplishes something they have never tried, or are not sure they can is a champion. It was no struggle for the first person. Nothing was achived in thier life by running the race. They were not changed because of it. The second has acomplished something. They feel satasfaction just by finishing. They are the champ.
2007-02-19 18:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by anamaradancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither - both are given mythological meaning by people's thought systems. The first is the champion character and the latter is the humble, unnoticed everyman. Both are just mythological ego projections. In the end, it's all just a race with some sentient life forms engaging in it. The rest of it is just layers and layers and layers of ego meaning put on it (even the ego layer of trying to avoid ego meaning).
2007-02-19 18:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both are.
I've run four marathons and have an immense amount of respect for anyone who can run as far as quickly as the winners do. I also have admiration for anyone who can run continuously for several hours.
The marathon is an incredible event and when you run your first you learn a huge amount about yourself. Besides that the camaraderie is amazing.
Oh and many runners raise lots of money for charities.
2007-02-19 18:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by Robin H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only 0.01% of the people in a marathon are racing each other: the others are racing themselves. I only ran in a half marathon... I came in 51st in 93 minutes...it felt pretty good although I was upset that the local newspaper only listed the top 50 finishers. LOL!
2007-02-19 18:39:09 · answer #6 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think morally most people would say the office worker. the reason being he has pushed himself to a limit, beyond his normal endurance and proved something to himself and everyone else. the trained athlete should also be worthy of praise, just because he has had previous glories shouldn't detract from the fact that he, also, has to push himself to some sort of limit, theres also the level of dedication and commitment he must make to a training routine to keep him at that level. so, the answer should be both, for the same reasons as each other, the level of commitment they have both made and the endurance they put themselves through should be applauded by all.
2007-02-19 18:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by sirdunny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Y
because they endured and did not give up against the odds... it isnt about being 'better' but in being what THEY could be... without comparing themselves to anyone else. They accomplished the task as best that they could... and that is a great achievement
2007-02-19 18:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Y is the hero. cos x trained all his life 4 it, he should be able to beat y & z. hero's don't try to be, that's what makes them hero's.
on the other hand X would be the champion, because he won the race.
2007-02-19 18:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by deltagremlin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y- he/she did it for themselves, not the glory, unlike X. Besides, I always root for the underdog because I identify with it. Y went outside of his/her comfort zone and succeeded- that's a true champion.
2007-02-19 18:30:09 · answer #10 · answered by danni_d21 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Y. X has only done what he knew he could do. It was nothing special and he didnt make much of an effort.
Y put all his effort into it and didnt do it for the glory
2007-02-19 18:28:49 · answer #11 · answered by jeanimus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋