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Date: 22 August 2006 15:15:36
No matter what my wife says, she doesn't really approve of me doing things on my own. This especially applies to sport related activities. If she had her way sport would be banned and I'd be forced to look at "things" all the time. These range from places I never wish to see, events I have no interest in or people that agree with her point of view.
I mean my idea of appreciating nature is the way the turf's laid at a rugby, football or cricket venue. Even a golf course is appreciating nature really, if it is somewhat artificial. Yet she doesn't see it this way. Nor do a lot of other people she knows.
Why did God create this world of ours, if not for us to appreciate its beauty and functionality and to find ways in which we can physically enjoy it? Even hill walking is a sport.
I believe that people who hate sport are a product of the Fall. Sport is a way of using the gifts that God provided us with, until your knees start to go and you put on too much weight. Watching professional sport is a way of appreciating the skills that God gave us to perform. Such feats as nutmegging defenders; volleying a ball from 25 yards; hitting that perfect drive; scoring a penalty from the 50 yard line in rugby; Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett in motion.
What could be more beautiful?
Then again there is an element out there that would ban sport just because they're no good at it. I call them...... THE GEEKS!! They shall not inherit this world, my friend.