DIVIDED WE PLAY, UNITED WE CHEER

- Michael Zosangliana

There is joy in knowing that you are good at something. This, sport brings to you. 

photo: will_naxxville

Whether you play professionally or take up sports as a hobby, it works as a benefit for you no matter what. Going around the city early in the morning we can see lots of people jogging on the roads, kids riding their bicycles while some are rolling about in their skateboards. Yes, this is the current generation of kids these days - which is a positive thing compared to sitting and playing video games at home. 

Everyday you can find the fields in different localities packed with youngsters to adults all wanting to have a go at the ball. The basketball courts are filled with aspiring talents waiting for their turn to play. And YMA halls filled with young karate and judo amateurs getting instructions from their trainers.

            People enjoy themselves playing different kinds of sports. It helps them mentally as well as physically. But on top of that it unites them with others participating in the same field.

        In a society where most of us are too busy to make new friends by just walking up to them and start chatting, in the field, it is a different scenario. When you team up with others you instantly have a common goal or rival. You maybe the player, supporter or spectator, but you still unite under one roof when it comes to supporting the team or operating under the same leader. You may fight with your neighbour over who gets the water supply first, but when your local club is playing live on television you start talking about the players to watch and need to win the match and so on.

     Whether somebody is passionate about sports or just don’t bother at all. It still unites people in some way or the other. When our state plays against another state. We support our players whether or not we are even going to watch it. It is that feeling that unites and builds a community. Fiddling with our smart phones and computers will surely connect us with people that are distant from us but it merely isolates us from the people that are right next to us.

However playing any kind of sport does not necessarily mean you have to be very good at it, it’s all about the passion and the joy you get while you’re at it. It will help develop both your physical as well as mental well being. Like the saying goes “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. There is only so much that can be learned from the classrooms.

*This article was published in the campus monthly newsletter Silhouette Vol-III, Issue No 5