Football Fever
Is it just me or has everyone gone crazy with football fever lately?!?
Even I get this tingly feeling in my skin every time I hear our national anthem played at the beginning of the matches when the Croatian team is playing, and I haven't been following football much since 1998 when our national team won 3rd place in France. Don't you think it's quite nuts that this whole month people will drop everything they're doing and focus only on pouring their heart and soul into supporting their team - be it on the stadiums in Germany, or back home in front of the TVs? And all the things that were important till now, all of a sudden fade away into complete oblivion for the duration of the Cup...
Okay, I know it's the World Cup and all and I can understand how it triggers patriotic feelings in everyone and makes football turn from "the most important unimportant thing in the world" to the "absolutely most important thing in the universe", but I think that people are too quick to ignore all the other things that were important till now... Lately all the headlines in the press and on TV are all about football, all the other news have become secondary, not to say irrelevant. Well, it's nice to feel passionate about football, your team and the Cup, but I really do think people should try and keep their perspective more down-to-earth and focused on the really important things in life.
So - to all you football fans out there - the next time you're watching that "most important game ever" stop for a couple of seconds and think about all those people who are not able to share your passion because, for some reason or another, they have more important things to worry about at that particular moment. And if you happen to run into such a person, do not ditch them just because at that particular time they are unable to share your enthusiasm and euphoria about the World Cup, or something else for that matter.
If you ask me, a little more compassion and empathy would make this world a much better place to live in. So why not at least try and do your part to make it happen? :)
Even I get this tingly feeling in my skin every time I hear our national anthem played at the beginning of the matches when the Croatian team is playing, and I haven't been following football much since 1998 when our national team won 3rd place in France. Don't you think it's quite nuts that this whole month people will drop everything they're doing and focus only on pouring their heart and soul into supporting their team - be it on the stadiums in Germany, or back home in front of the TVs? And all the things that were important till now, all of a sudden fade away into complete oblivion for the duration of the Cup...
Okay, I know it's the World Cup and all and I can understand how it triggers patriotic feelings in everyone and makes football turn from "the most important unimportant thing in the world" to the "absolutely most important thing in the universe", but I think that people are too quick to ignore all the other things that were important till now... Lately all the headlines in the press and on TV are all about football, all the other news have become secondary, not to say irrelevant. Well, it's nice to feel passionate about football, your team and the Cup, but I really do think people should try and keep their perspective more down-to-earth and focused on the really important things in life.
So - to all you football fans out there - the next time you're watching that "most important game ever" stop for a couple of seconds and think about all those people who are not able to share your passion because, for some reason or another, they have more important things to worry about at that particular moment. And if you happen to run into such a person, do not ditch them just because at that particular time they are unable to share your enthusiasm and euphoria about the World Cup, or something else for that matter.
If you ask me, a little more compassion and empathy would make this world a much better place to live in. So why not at least try and do your part to make it happen? :)
posted by Ivna R. @ 3:27 PM
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