Moral victory
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="victories">victories</span>” <span word="count">count</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Moral">Moral</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> (<span word="subjective">subjective</span>) <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="losers">losers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downtrodden">downtrodden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="moral">moral</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Aesop">Aesop</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fable">Fable</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vines">vines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sour">sour</span>”.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span>? <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Ah">Ah</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hapless">hapless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pitiable">pitiable</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="pitiable">pitiable</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>) <span word="character">character</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lu">Lu</span> <span word="Xun">Xun</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="propensity">propensity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>, <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="Ah">Ah</span> <span word="Q">Q</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="idlers">idlers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="flees">flees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mutters">mutters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>: “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Papa">Papa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Papas">Papas</span>!”</p>
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