You never know what life's going to throw at you. And sometimes, it just hurts when what life throws hits you straight in the face.
Often times, people have control over certain aspects of our lives. For example, a judge has the power to change the life of a competitor, whether for better or for worse. And it really just stinks to run into unhelpful people in powerful positions because they just ruin everything.
Just yesterday, I was at a competition with my team. Because of a judge who woke up on the wrong side of the bed, we were disqualified and unable to compete. The entire day at the competition, the people in positions (judges, appeals "court" people) were unwilling to help us out. We quite literally just forgot to write ONE thing down on a paper, and we were denied the entire experience.
It was such a small thing. We didn't violate any major rules. We didn't act vulgarly towards anyone. The judges didn't even try helping us out. It was such a big experience for us, and the judges were so tunnel-visioned. Our arguments were not even heard.
The problem could've been easily resolved if something like this went down:
Judge: I'm going to turn around and write things down on my paper now. If the items are listed in the paper when I check again, the problem will be resolved.
I cannot emphasize how silly and minuscule the problem was and how significant its effects were . It's so infuriating how people don't realize what effects their actions have on others.
I think the world would be a better place if some people just let the little things slide every now and then.
Often times, people have control over certain aspects of our lives. For example, a judge has the power to change the life of a competitor, whether for better or for worse. And it really just stinks to run into unhelpful people in powerful positions because they just ruin everything.
Just yesterday, I was at a competition with my team. Because of a judge who woke up on the wrong side of the bed, we were disqualified and unable to compete. The entire day at the competition, the people in positions (judges, appeals "court" people) were unwilling to help us out. We quite literally just forgot to write ONE thing down on a paper, and we were denied the entire experience.
It was such a small thing. We didn't violate any major rules. We didn't act vulgarly towards anyone. The judges didn't even try helping us out. It was such a big experience for us, and the judges were so tunnel-visioned. Our arguments were not even heard.
The problem could've been easily resolved if something like this went down:
Judge: I'm going to turn around and write things down on my paper now. If the items are listed in the paper when I check again, the problem will be resolved.
I cannot emphasize how silly and minuscule the problem was and how significant its effects were . It's so infuriating how people don't realize what effects their actions have on others.
I think the world would be a better place if some people just let the little things slide every now and then.
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