{"id":327,"date":"2005-05-10T23:39:16","date_gmt":"2005-05-10T23:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2005\/05\/an_amazine_fini.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:46:50","slug":"an_amazine_fini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2005\/05\/an_amazine_fini.shtml","title":{"rendered":"An Amazing Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uchenna and Joyce win the Amazing race in style. After coming in last on the second to last pit stop, they were stripped of all their possessions and money for the final leg. After begging for cash and getting what looked like 6 or 7 hours behind, the caught up with the others in Puerto Rico. Both other teams made critical mistakes and Rob and Amber had trouble finding their last clue, putting Uchenna and Joyce in the lead. But the cab ride to the finish was more money – by like $50 – than they had, and Uchenna refused to go to the finish until they had paid the cabbie the full fare<\/strong>. Begging from the few pedestrians and passing cars, they managed to raise the money and pay the driver before the second place team arrived.
\nMy hat’s off to Uchenna for insisting on doing the right thing, even with a million dollars on the line. It would have been easy to blow off ht lowly cab driver, I’m certain that Rob would have (heck I was kind of wishing he would!), and run for the finish, but he refused to walk on the little guy for his own gain. Am I making a big deal of this? You bet, but it is a big deal. Yeah, I know it’s an extravagant around the world race for fabulous wealth and to enrich the companies that advertise on the show, but in the midst of that, Uchenna managed to act like Jesus.<\/p>\n


\nUpon further reflection …<\/strong><\/em>
\nI’ve been thinking about this more since I posted it. It wasn’t just this last day’s behavior that was impressive, throughout the entire race they behaved with grace and love toward each other and the other teams. <\/p>\n