The other day I was watching the Braves game and backup catcher David Ross was being interviewed. All he wanted to talk about was the way the team was playing and praising starting catcher Brian McCann. Ross was hitting close to .300 at the time with a handful of home runs in limited playing time. He was hitting .375 with 3 home runs in his previous 5 games. Some people might have wanted to discuss their own accomplishments, but Ross just wanted to talk about other people's.
There's a minister at our church who preaches on Sunday's occasionally as a substitute for the senior pastor. I think he's actually a little better than the senior pastor to be honest, although that is a matter of preference. Bottom line, he is good enough to have his own church. But he cares so deeply for others and has such a passion for helping in the community that I know he feels like he can do more good focusing on that rather than preparing for a sermon each week.
Both of the above men are good enough at what they do to take a position elsewhere in the center of the stage. But they prefer to play a supporting role and do just that - support. They are humble. They believe they can make an equal or greater impact by excelling at what their job is and supporting the team/church/group as a whole.
I think that's really important. If you are working as a unit - as a group of people to achieve a goal - there may be only one person that will get the glory. But most of us are in the background and won't receive any glory when the goal is accomplished. It's hard to accept that at times when we know we were just as capable as the person who received the glory.
Supporting others is a great thing. If you can get to the point where other people's successes make you happier than your own successes, then you're a very very admirable person. Everyone should strive to go for the goal, not the glory.
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