The Raffle
Gentlemen, every man faces rejection at some point. This time on the Romantically-Inclined Survival Guide, we will take a look at that fact. Some receive
more than others. But every man faces
rejection. If he does not, he is not
striving for enough. He is not pushing himself enough. In the romantic world, rejection can be
especially painful. We fall hard for a
girl. And by fall, I mean flat on our
faces fall. But there is more than that
one girl and more than that rejection.
This is a story about hope, rejection, and the lessons learned from a
pretty hard fall.
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-- Sylvester Stallone
It was senior year of high school. As you take yourself back to high school,
imagine for a moment any high school movie with an underdog, average, but
likeable guy. In this case, he plays
soccer, is tall and lanky, and has a good group of friends. But he can’t touch the “popular” crowd, and
by all rationale, has no reason to try (or really want to). In these movies, though, there is always one
girl. That one girl is transcendent of cliques. She is beautiful, kind enough to look him in
the eye, and wasn’t corrupted by the plastic nature of her cheerleader
friends. She has known the boy for quite
some time, often since childhood, and she asks him to help her out with things
like Calculus homework.
But, as we all know, without a special circumstance, the boy
doesn’t stand a chance. Hollywood, tauntingly,
always provides. In this case, there is
a raffle. But not just any raffle. No, this raffle peaks the boy’s interest. This
raffle isn’t just a fundraiser. This is a chance.
