Mick O’Dwyer congratulates the late Paidi O Se who was manager of Westmeath back in 2004 when they won the Leinster Football Final

Picture today is directly linked to our Thought For Today

Thought on Wednesday – January – 16/01/2013

‘A grain of rice will tip the balance’ ~P√°id√≠ O S√© speaking to his Westmeath team ahead of the Leinster Football final against Laois


There was a repeat programme last night on RTE about the late P√°id√≠ O S√© and his involvement with Westmeath in 2004. The programme and the cameras followed P√°id√≠ as manager of Westmeath that year. It was a lovely insight into a man who simply loved football, who was passionate about the game and whose direct choice of words simply inspired. People thought they had let the chance to win the Leinster football final slip by, when they allowed Laois to score a late point and take it to a replay. But P√°id√≠ regrouped the team and got them to believe again in their ability to win their first ever Leinster final which they did. His words “a grain of rice will tip the balance”, is so true of many things in life. A grain of rice might seem totally insignificant, not worth much and hardly something to make a difference. Yet one grain could simply tip the balance. One kind word, one smile, one prayer, one word of encouragement, one word of thanks, one word of sympathy or one gesture of kindness will tip the balance. What will my grain of rice be today?