Everyone wants to be the best! Most people do, Its the way we are made up. When we are children we are told we can be anything we want, providing we hop off our rear ends and work towards our goal and never let up . That way we will do very well and reach our goals no matter what.

However, to get to the top of any goal takes a real effort and you only have to look at sport today to see that every one is trying to achieve their personal best, some it comes right away ,others it takes longer. When I see the faces on football players who have lost grand finals ,I feel for them because their goal had not been reached. What they are not seeing is the real reason. They have achieved their personal best at this time and they can look forward to the future to be even better or realise what they have achieved is a lot better than if they had not tried at all.

My mothers poem The Brightest Star shows that even stars try to be their best and I hope you enjoy her poem.  

THE BRIGHTEST STAR

‘I am not very happy this Christmas you know”

Said a little star out the back

“For that star over there with his point in the air

Is taking the shine off my act”.

“I have tried so hard to be the best in the sky

I have twinkled and shone every night

But try as I might, I just can’t get it right

I just may as well turn out the light"

Now God way up there heard the cry of despair

And he wondered if he were able

To light up this star to be seen from afar

And show the wise men into the stable

So he sent down gold dust of the very best kind

And a light to smack on the top

And he commanded all stars from Venus to mars

To turn down their lights to just stop.

So even today when at Christmas we say

Thank god for the birth of your son

We should also recall , how the best star of all

Showed the way to the innocent one

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