Be Spontaneous

"With a fine disregard for the rules, he picked up the ball and ran"

These words were inscribed at the base of a monument in England that pays tribute to a special occasion: the birth of rugby.

Back in the old days, two schools were engaged in a soccer competition, and both schools were playing very well against each other. At one point in the game one boy - who had more enthusiasm and school spirit than experience in the game - was sent in to substitute one of his team mates. He knew very well that, for his team to win, the ball had to be in the opposing team's goal. And so he did the unthinkable.

He picked up the ball and ran.

After all, there weren't ANY rules that didn't say he couldn't do that. And so he did it, to the shock and awe of everyone there - the players, the announcers, the spectators, the whole lot of them.

But it was his enthusiasm that had everyone. And from there, rugby was born.

Moral of the story: it pays to be spontaneous - for you'll never know  when you might just create some incredible results out of thin air. And always be enthusiastic, too, for it's an asset that will grant us much success and joy in Life.