Sports

[Sagittarius]

Here is something I have long wondered about: Why is it that I observe so many people who are otherwise spiritually aware (for lack of a better term) throw all caution to the wind when it comes to "The Game"?

It seems pretty obvious, at least to my perception, that competitive sports are one of the foundation stones of everything that is antithetical to growth of awareness and consciousness.

First and foremost, sports promote an "us vs. them" dualistic mindset where everybody is divided into two sides, and fight over who gets to be the "winner". It is also associated with all manner of "mass consciousness" type phenomena, from overly priced sports paraphernalia, to consumption of vast quantities of processed foods and cheap beer, to the "hood rich" and "gangsta" mentality, to "fame and fortune" for its own sake. Narcissism, egotism, and heroism. Even pedophilia and hypersexualism.

Why is it that so many people make excuses for their obsession with sports? I've even heard people say that they would otherwise cancel their cable service due to all the media lies and propaganda, except for that they wouldn't be able to watch sports.

Really? Can anybody shed some light on this? What is so great about sports that it is worth everything else that comes along with them?

And if anybody cares to take a stab- What role does any of this play in a "higher density" existence? Do people really think that evolved beings chase pigskins and dogpile upon one another on a regular basis? Or...?

I guess what I'm really asking here is: What takes the place of competitive sports in higher densities?

I played sports all my life especially rugby, I can tell you from experience it is a great lesson of love especially the team sports.

We didn't hate the other team and in-fact most of the players in others team we were mates with and used to chill with at parties (with the occasional brawl hehe) I learnt a lot about brotherhood and friendship from playing team sports.

All in all it's just another microcosm of a macrocosm with a mix of different feels and experiences meant for the entities that ask for that experience. For me it was mainly self-confidence and brotherhood. Running at 110 kg Samoans for 80 minutes tends to rid one of the fear of physical pain.

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I was raised to think of sports as a "good thing" where one learned teamwork, self-discipline, etc. It was a mild surprise to me to read Ra's statement that they were "ways of investigating the feelings of power; more especially, power over others or a group power over another group of other-selves."

However, once I thought about it I realized that I agreed with Ra. I still enjoy playing sports, but I don't really watch them any more.

We haven't encouraged our children to participate in sports; that's been one of the parenting choices we've made that's been hardest for our families to understand.

Is team work and self discipline not learned through investigating feelings of power over others or group power over others? Working as a team to achieve something has to have the thing to be overcome to work. Whether that's another group of people or a simple deadline it's the same concept.

Again of course it has negative and positive as does everything else, it is a tool or an event to help balance and discover where ones intent is positioned.