All ball games subtly promote one fundamental instinct of human nature: “Let's shirk responsibility”
People often say “Life is a game…play it” [Well actually a wise man had said it years ago. And bird-brained people who cannot come up with their own lines say it nowadays with a nose-in-air attitude that would not suit even the lord of the lords.]
The ball represents responsibility, the player(s) represents(represent) us and the game represents life.
Let me illustrate with a few examples.
Tennis- The two players fight hard to ensure that the responsibility lies with the opponent. In the end the person who slams the responsibility back greater number of times wins the game.
Football- Apparently in this game the players are trying to snatch the responsibility from the opposition with utmost eagerness. But look carefully. The motto is to take the responsibility for a while and ultimately place it securely in the opposition’s net.
Cricket- In this game team 1 tries to throw [ok cricket enthusiasts...I admit it's not "throwing" technically] the responsibility at team 2, team 2 in turn tries to send it away as far as possible and then other members of team 1 try their best to retrieve the flying responsibility and fling it back at team 2. This goes on for 2 sessions and at the end the team that manages to get rid of responsibility effectively wins.
People often say “Life is a game…play it” [Well actually a wise man had said it years ago. And bird-brained people who cannot come up with their own lines say it nowadays with a nose-in-air attitude that would not suit even the lord of the lords.]
Anyway…the point is...in life if you shirk responsibility people condemn you and hurl the vilest insults at you…and yet encourage the same spirit during games…and also continue to endorse the “life is a game” philosophy.
Always in two minds…are we?
