Relative Something

Last night I enjoyed the pleasure of watching my former high school’s hockey team, the Eden Prairie Eagles, emerge victorious from their first game of this year’s Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. It was the first time I’ve seen them play this year and I was duly impressed. The team is #1 seed in the tourney. I hope they achieve continued success.

Of course, the star players attract the majority of attention, but I was seeing some amazing effort and production from the supporting cast. It is a shame that the sublime beauty of a perfect pass is so easily overlooked and under-rewarded. The players know when it happens. Truly engaged fans notice that it happens. But, if a goal doesn’t immediately result, it’s just a pass like so many other to the inattentive eye.

It occurred to me that this same thing probably translates to other aspects of life.

Give some thought to what our inattention is overlooking and under-appreciating.