Blog entry by Edward Waji
I have tried it a couple of times but it’s not just working so I decided to quit trying to figure out why I don’t budge when it comes to soccer.
First of all, there are very few things I would rather watch than do, and for some weird reason, I don’t get much delight from the vicarious experience of watching players on a field.
I have seen the passion with which ‘fans’ from all over watch this game. I have also seen people get all aggy when ‘their’ team loses a game which I just don’t understand. A game is a game, so why sweat it arguing about it??
That is the exact part of me I am unwilling to trade for a sport. No doubt, there have been instances where I had to watch the sport and people around were quick to spot the zero enthusiasm I showed. I have been asked questions about what clubs I support and all of that, most of the time, they even try to me feel like the odd one out.
I like to think that our hopes and passions are only worthy of us when they are anchored in something far beyond a popular game.
Well, I hope it all lines up for me someday… I might just become another Barca or Arsenal fan.