Born to Lose
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Once, while walking through the twisted, narrow streets of Hong Kong, a man came upon a tattoo studio. In the window were displayed samples of the tattoos available. There were anchors and flags and mermaids. But what struck him with force were three words that could be tattooed on a person’s flesh: "Born to lose."
He entered the shop in astonishment and, pointing to those words, asked, "Does anyone really have that terrible phrase, 'Born to lose,' tattooed on his body?" The Chinese tattoo artist replied, "Yes, sometimes."
"But," the man said, "I just can't believe that anyone in his right mind would do that." The Chinese man simply tapped his forehead and said in broken English, "Before tattoo on body, tattoo on mind."
Be careful what you put in your mind. It's so easy to tattoo negative things about ourselves in our minds. King David said, “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well" (Psalm 139:14).
