Breaking the glass and analyzing the pieces.

As I mentioned in my last post, this blog is mainly about reflecting and being able to do this from a neutral point of view. Of course, coming to the point where you feel like you've reflected enough upon one subject - usually result in a greater knowledge of things, becoming more acceptant on every part.

I'm gonna start of with something almost everyone know something about.

And that is of course football (soccer), more precisely the World Cup in South Africa. (If I lost you when reading football, please continue reading as this is not about the physics and technicality in football, but about something more worth reading.)

My standing with football is below average, maybe even below useless... however my standing with the importance of it for some people is more significant.

As my situation is - sharing appartment with a football-lover makes the perfect picture of how it is on a bigger scale. One will have to ask one self the following questions, divided in Yes/No:

Yes (Questions OK to ask one self or given person, without taking a pessimistic point of view):

-Why is this interesting for this person?

-Why is this interesting for this person and alot of other people on this planet?

-Why isn't this interesting to me?

No (Questions not OK to ask one self or given person, making the mind focusing on the negative parts of it):

-Why do him/her watch this sport when there are so many other things that needs attention?

-When will this ever end?

-Why do I bother?

Remember, it doesn't matter whether you like something or not - this is about acceptance between two parts and what you can do to make life both easier for you and the people around you.

Taking part of something makes you feel more important, especially in your own life.

The feeling of contributing, and the extremely satisfying feeling of meeting other people who have the same interests as you, is priceless.

Football hits so many triggers in your mind - especially what I mentioned above, people gathering, cheering for the same team, and the rush of adrenaline when the shot is made, making that one second before the ball hits the goal longer than any other. The happiness of the goal, the sadness of the miss, it's worth it.

You win, you celebrate.

You lose, you preservere. Not alone, but with others, as a team.

That is what makes you human. Being happy, sad and caring.

Even though this certain group of people doesn't think of it this way, it is still how it is.

Scale this into the worldwide aspect - the World Cup.

Suddenly it isn't about some team from London (ex.), it's about your own country.

And if your country isn't in the World Cup, so what?

It's still about gathering the world, playing something as harmless as football.

Football levels out the materialistic needs everyone have, and aims on that one leather ball.

GDP doesn't matter, the size of your house doesn't matter, the amount of diamonds in your drawer doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that damn leather ball.

In my oppinion - football does the impossible. It levels humanity into one balanced line.

I heard a saying once: "Of everything that isn't important in life - football is the most important."

I disagree on that, I'd say football is an essential part of life, you just need to filter out the less important things in it, like goals and tactics.