There was electricity in the room. Every face was shining with determination to crack it. The room had four teams which were strategizing for the task ahead. The mission was to collect different coloured bands in the jungle at 10.00 in the night. Each team was given a map and a compass to find their way. The task was made up of four stages. In each stage, the teams had to collect bands. The first stage had white bands which were worth 100 points, second stage has orange which were worth 200 points, third stage had blue bands which were worth 300 points and last stage had black bands which were worth 500 points.
After all the strategizing, the teams ran towards the goal as the ‘thumbs up’ was signaled. And the way they ran… woho!! As if the bands were not just that but a lot more… like a trophy. And then they entered the jungle which was pitch dark. Being outside is one thing, going in and executing the plan is another. Outside, the plans are based on assumptions and expectations but when reality hits, things are not as beautiful. That changes a lot of things but actually only if you let them to. Few teams marched on with the same grit while others started losing the vision in the dark. Some plans went haywire and some didn’t.
There was one group which with the right strategy and spirit to win found their trophies. With torch or without torch, with cell light or with the lighter… they didn’t give themselves a chance to lose. All of them tried, all of them looked but the only ones who found and won was the team for whom winning was the only option! Maybe its one of those things, ‘how can someone else win when I am present!’
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