Chris' Christian Blog

Tenacity

"Tenacity" 

I respect a person who never gives up. Sometimes I wonder if they've taken leave of their senses but I respect their integrity in trying. This past summer I was a resident at a local homeless shelter. I had gone there for personal reasons. While there I witnessed an altercation between a staff member and a young man. They young man had actually been fighting with another resident and the staff member intervened. The staff member outweighed the young man by a good 150 pounds and was at least a foot taller. So he was able to handle the young man like a rag doll. The staff member restrained the young man and told him to calm down. The young man started struggling and the staff member finally tossed him aside. The young man came charging back time after time with the tenacity of a bulldog. Every time he was easily thrown aside. He kept coming back however. The police showed up and arrested him. He refused to get in the car so he was carried. To say he was stubborn would have been an understatement. One thing he did accomplish however was earning my respect. In the face of insurmountable odds he refused to give up. I respect that.