Yesterday I watched the battle of Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I am not an avid boxing fan or anything, but sometimes I like to follow on their stories, especially about Manny. I remember seeing Manny fight in the TVs a few years back and he was astounding and amazing. Even better, he came from Philippines, a neighbour of my own country! However after a while when I watched Manny fought again, I felt like he was not as good as I imagined him before.
And so came the fight that was really talked around (in 9gag, at least), and I get dragged to watch this boxing match again. My senses told me that, Manny is not as good as he was and this Mayweather guy (with 0 lose track record) seems to have the upper hand. But somedays before the fated battle, 9gag was filled with how Manny spends his time donating and helping the poor. Meanwhile Mayweather is just some douchebag who spends his ass with luxury. After slightly indoctrinated with this, I have the hope that Manny should win ! He's that nice guy and the whole world loves him ! He should be allowed to win, I mean he has this "Jesus is the name of the Lord" written in his T-shirt before his fight! He's the good guy, God must be with him!
But when the bell rang, it was clear only just after a few rounds that he can barely hit Mayweather who is controlling the pace of the battle. In my opinion, Manny lost deservingly. The way Mayweather fights is not cowardly, that is a strategy to win and it pull through. He won by a well-deserved unanimous decision
Now this event will certainly broke the hearts of the many fans. A good guy who helps the poor lost while the rich douchebag wins. Life is just not as fair as the movies isn't it? Movies will end with Manny giving Mayweather the K.O punch, but real life just is not as good. Just because you are good, just because you are kind and royal, just because you love Jesus Christ your God, does not mean that you will win all your battles. It doesn't mean 100% winning rate like what Mayweather has in his boxing career (up until now). It still means that you will lose the fights you so deservingly should be given victory of. It still means that even after all that money you donate, after all the volunteering and after all that love, you will still be treated badly. Even if you do the good things, the world might still defeat you in the end.
It's a reminder that it's not always about the output, but it's about the process. Manny lost, yes indeed, but his boxing career has been an inspiration and has saved a lot of people. Even after he lost, he still has the love of the people for him. God gave Manny enough wins already, enough for him to touch a lot of people by His name. Maybe He thinks winning this fight is not as important, compared to the other things God has planned for him. It's also the same with us, isn't it?
We love Christ, and we do good things because He loved us first. But then why is my financial still a problem ? Why is it always that douche who got the credit ? Why is my research still standing still ? The answer should be obvious : who promised you an easy life ? God saved Paul from being an abuser of Christians by saying "For I will show Him how much he must suffer for My name's sake". It's a mistake to think good guys always win. No, we will still lose, but to a renewed heart, what does it matter ? The perfect gift for us would be seeing our Father smile at us and say "I am well pleased in you, my child".
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