Through the course of our lives we will go through different experiences. Some good and some bad. While not everything will go according to our initial plan, we must push forward toward the light at the end of the tunnel. If one door closes, another may open.
As a huge MMA fan, this sort of thing plays out over and over again when a fighter has to pull out of a fight due to an injury, making room for another fighter to step up. Most recently, on Sunday April 1st (April Fool’s Day), I heard the unfortunate news that Tony Ferguson, the current UFC Interim Lightweight Champion, had to withdraw from his title fight with the undefeated Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov in Brooklyn this Saturday. It was a freak, non-training injury (i.e., he basically tripped over some TV cables and torn up his knee). Many briefly thought it was an April Fool’s joke, because this will be the fourth time their fight was cancelled due to injury.
While this is horrible for Tony, a door opened for another fighter, Max Holloway (the current UFC Featherweight Champion), to challenge “The Eagle” for the 155 pound strap.
Things may happen for a reason, but that reason is not always the one we want. Not everything in life is meant to be.
As my fellow Hawaiian Max Holloway would say:
“At the end of the day, it is what it is.”
Stay sharp. Stay positive. Stay Strong.
Grace and peace to you,
Seneca Esai