09-10-2012, 10:49 AM
I have been quite indifferent towards sports in my whole life, but the e-sports scene fascinates me to some extent.
I keep jumping from one competitive game to another (UMVC3, SSFIV, SCII:WOL, now soon Persona Arena and TTT2, etc..), but I do not get too invested in them - I simply enjoy playing against my friends, and I would not ever consider them my enemies even for a second, even if our characters are "fighting" against each other.
Regardless, what I observed in sports (watching pro StarCraft II games, watching Go and Chess games, etc) is that there are deep lessons that are being learned within the games. I firmly believe that somewhere out there, higher density beings veil themselves in a temporary manner just so they can play Go against each other - and I am not joking! But back to us: the players actually invest a lot of training, emotions, expectations and those are all attached to the games - and when they win or lose, that sometimes shows. I am not going to enjoy or cheer at one player crying after an important game, but the fact is that they are undergoing through HEAVY lessons - lessons that would have otherwise involved heavy violence and a few lifetime of killings in past incarnational ages.
Does not really matter to me, personally. I think that no matter where we go, we will find souls that are doing things differently than we do - sport can be one of that. It is anything from red chakra-based struggle for survival (fighting, boxing, reflex-based games) to blue chakra-based struggle for a deeper understanding of a tangible material compared to the opponent. Reading different state of games, calculating between them in an important Go or Chess match is nothing less important and heavy than a 4d being calculating our own lives, depending on which way we turn once we go out of that restaurant next week. Same principles, same mechanics, only perceived difference. And it can be safely ignored by those that do not want to participate in.
Sports are struggle emulators, basically, and with lessened impact on the physical vehicle, in most cases. In some cases, not, but that is a struggle that the individuals need to learn (boxing,etc), imho. I have no problem with it existing, but at the same time, I am glad to have had the opportunity to not be considered an outcast just because I have not watched a single olympic event since I was able to decide what to watch on my own
I keep jumping from one competitive game to another (UMVC3, SSFIV, SCII:WOL, now soon Persona Arena and TTT2, etc..), but I do not get too invested in them - I simply enjoy playing against my friends, and I would not ever consider them my enemies even for a second, even if our characters are "fighting" against each other.
Regardless, what I observed in sports (watching pro StarCraft II games, watching Go and Chess games, etc) is that there are deep lessons that are being learned within the games. I firmly believe that somewhere out there, higher density beings veil themselves in a temporary manner just so they can play Go against each other - and I am not joking! But back to us: the players actually invest a lot of training, emotions, expectations and those are all attached to the games - and when they win or lose, that sometimes shows. I am not going to enjoy or cheer at one player crying after an important game, but the fact is that they are undergoing through HEAVY lessons - lessons that would have otherwise involved heavy violence and a few lifetime of killings in past incarnational ages.
Does not really matter to me, personally. I think that no matter where we go, we will find souls that are doing things differently than we do - sport can be one of that. It is anything from red chakra-based struggle for survival (fighting, boxing, reflex-based games) to blue chakra-based struggle for a deeper understanding of a tangible material compared to the opponent. Reading different state of games, calculating between them in an important Go or Chess match is nothing less important and heavy than a 4d being calculating our own lives, depending on which way we turn once we go out of that restaurant next week. Same principles, same mechanics, only perceived difference. And it can be safely ignored by those that do not want to participate in.
Sports are struggle emulators, basically, and with lessened impact on the physical vehicle, in most cases. In some cases, not, but that is a struggle that the individuals need to learn (boxing,etc), imho. I have no problem with it existing, but at the same time, I am glad to have had the opportunity to not be considered an outcast just because I have not watched a single olympic event since I was able to decide what to watch on my own