Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Sports
Sports can be said to be one of the best creations of mankind. Sports was rumoured to be originated after many wars. In the older days, way before the creation of sports and way after the death of the dinosaur came a time where humans were out at war to gain land. Their strong desire to rule the planet and showing off their military power fueled their passion in conquering other land. War was common in the past and people live in fear of their lives and were happy if they were able to eat three meals a day. Many many years later, a noble man came out with an idea. Instead of fighting to earn each other territories, he thought of an idea so that innocent people can live in peace while having people at high powers to show off their might. This very idea is sports. People from different land pit their skills against one another. To win in a sports event in the past was an national glory to them and they will celebrate for weeks. Slowly, from sports like wrestling and running, badminton, soccer and many more were invented. Recently, a game named floorball was invented. This game is rather like hockey but has a different outline altogether.
This is how sports can about.
Today, sports talents are widely recognised in the world. At 4 years interval, a world cup is held for every sport. One example is the Football World Cup happening this year(2006). Another example is the Olympics.
For me, sports has always been enjoyable. However, there are times whereby it is so hard to accept that the game require skills such that one may feel vex playing that sport. An example is bowling. This game is basically about throwing a ball down a lane to knock down 10 pins at a time. Think it is easy?
THINK AGAIN!!! This game is always frustrating for me because no matter now you correct your position, your technique, the ball will always go in the drain. This will mean you get a big FAT
ZERO for that round. But there are times where i am lucky, so far my best score is 155/300. It may look like a passing grade for anyone who don't know bowling but it is actually very hard to get more than 100.
Other than the frustrating game named bowling whom i had pick up only recently, i wasn't very involved in any sports during young. That is really sad and it is one of my things that i have regretted. During my primary school time, i was basically everything like a nerd, i complained how 22 soccer guys were so stupid running after a single ball when more ball can be added in. I complained at the lack of purpose of games like basketball whose objective is the shoot the ball into the net. Also, i complain about people running on the tracks even though they can take a short cut. Feel like beating me up? Just take a time machine back and beat the hell of of me so that i will wake up from this nonsense. I would even say thank you. So that's why i am so unfit and unskilled in any particular game on this planet. My young ignorant self betrayed the rest of the my life along with it. I only vaguely remembered i play badminton a few times and playing basketball with a tennis ball. Damn it!! If only i was smarter then, now i would be able to play games like soccer or basketball without letting my team-mates down. I certainly paid a very high price for the childishness.
Now, things are different. I begin picking up soccer, basketball or any other games skills that very supposed to be learned during young. I have misse out a lot due to my childishness and i would like to make up for the lost time. That is way i emphersize strongly on my fittness now. I know it isn't easy to make up for 8 years of lost time. That is why i promised myself during sec. 3 that i will do anything to make sure i had a proper childhood. I had lost an opportunity during my pri. sch. days by joining clubs like science club and being a librarian. During my sec. sch. days, i lost another opportunity in learning sports by joining band. Therefore, i want to prove to myself that i am able to perform skills from these sports. Hence, i join floorball.
I know the road ahead in achieving what i want is long. But since i aspire to excel(my pri sch motto), i will onward and perserve(my sec sch motto) and achieve greater heights that i have dreamt of. I believe with enough luck and hope, fate will certainly lead me thorugh this difficult course of my life.
The same goes for you. If you have any dreams that you have not acheived,
DO IT NOW!!. If not you will regret it once you have gone old. If you decide to give up half-way for whatever reason, rememeber the story i am about to tell you.
Story => (this is a true story with invented names)
There was this man named Kon who wanted to be a great suba-diver, he continued with his dream even though he knew that his parents and grandparents all died in the water. However, he perserved enduring all thoughts of fear and giving up. In the end, he became the best suba-diver the planet has seen.
At the same time, there was a friend of Kon named Tom who also wanted to be a suba-diver. He was progessing half-way when he found out of the fate of Kon's parents. He gave up half-way and began working as an ordinary sale-man. However, he still wanted to be a suba-diver very much except the thoughts of dying was too overwhelming. Soon, these friends became old and met up one fine day.
Tom = I've still not regretted my choice about being a suba-diver. At least, i am very much alive.(with a hint of jealousy)
Kon = I understand you my friend. But let me ask you, how have you parents died?
Tom = They died in their bed after they became old and sickly. Why?
Kon = My friend, i am very proud of my parents not because they died in water. But it is because
they are able to do what they wanted to do and died doing it. I believe that that is the best thing in life. To do what you really want to do. For me, i also believing in doing what i like. That is why i continued to be a suba-diver even though there were many risks involved.
If you don't do what you like and can now, your life would pass you by. Now, i am old and weak, I am very happy as i have done what i wanted and excel. I am now ready to go in peace.
After listening to Kon, Tom broke down and regretted his ignorant decision made during his youth. Now, he is too old and unable to be a suba-diver anymore. In the end, he died after getting a heart attack.
TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN!!!.
If there is anything you really want to do and do not want to do it because of one reason or another, i would really advise you to listen more to you heart than your head this once and go for your dreams. Because once your prime has passed, your life would have pass you by. In the end, all you feel will be pure regret.
Now that you are young and free, i would advise you again.
REACH OUT FOR YOUR DREAMS AND LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!Good luck in achieving your dreams
Posted by saberX @ 8:52 PM
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