Against all odds

Yesterday, at the rugby world championship, the French team pulled a spectacular and unexpected win over the famous New-Zealand “All Blacks” team. The French were the designated losers going in that quarter-final game, and only a miracle could change the outcome. They worked up that miracle and won their qualification. The point here is not to discuss that particular game, but rather to wonder when a situation is totally stacked up against a group of people or someone, and see a victor emerge against all odds. The morale of the story is crystal clear; never despair and never give up. The corollary is an obvious “stay humble!”