"Athletic success will soon be forgotten–all you have to do is lose a few games. Humbleness, class and dignity will always be remembered." - Tony Dungy
I lost, figuratively speaking, at work the other day. Tried pretty hard to plan something, and due to a misunderstanding by another person it fell to pieces. The muscles in the back of the neck started to tense up when I read the unfortunate e-mail, the urge to condemn rose. And fortunately, my fingers didn't rise to the keyboard to issue a stern or corrective e-mail. The matter was relatively small in the big picture - and the value of a negative note upon the reputation wasn't worth it. Having the right measure of forgiveness in one's personality is the classier move, and as Dungy notes, the more lasting.
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