The Enlightened few, in an awakened time, where it is possible, whatever "it" may be. My robotics team and I delivered ourselves to the doorsteps of uncertainty. We arrived new, intrinsically realized, in a moment of sweet innocence. We climbed up the stairs, and within moments of having arrived inside the cafeteria building, where we met to compete with other teams from around the State of California, we knew nothing of ourselves. Our blank faces told the whole story. And for other teams hoping to win the competition by forming alliances with us, we were met with reproof, "You're team is weak," said the eyes of one robotics mentor from the team at the side table, directly across from our team. Their backs were kept to us. This team didn't take first place, but they came closer than we did. Much closer than we did. We ranked 15th out of 19 teams.
Other teams from Butte County were there, too. One of the Butte County coaches approached me and said he missed our "hometown league," where teams were collaborative and helped each other rise to the top. Winning was a more primitive thought then, while teamwork and collaboration provided more opportunities for all students to learn, grow, and build lasting relationships.
"I want to go help that team over there. Is that all right?" said one of my students during county league finals. "Sure," I'd respond to them. The excitement between teams grew as collaboration grew, and everyone wanted each other's best. At least, this is how I experienced the Butte County VEX IQ Robotics League.
I wondered what the morale of our little team from Butte County during State Championships would be if more teams from across the state had reached out to give valuable advice and encouragement to some first-time robotics students from a small town in Northern California. Innocence, to me, is the moment one arrives without a self-conscious thought. It is to every man, woman, and child to realize our inner unity and the potential for outer expression of this unity.
Robots are a product of our minds. Our minds are a product of some other factor, human and innate. But compassion, selfless indulgence, lack of criticism, camaraderie, and the opportunity to interface is really meant for one's inspiration. It is only inspiration, not championship, that truly matters. The rest flows naturally, which is how we arrived to begin with.
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