Unexpected equity
Contradictions are sometimes thought provoking situations for a third party to observe. For example, going to a hockey game last night I expected much more of the stereotypical bloodshed and gruesome violence that is portrayed on TV- crashing helmets, broken ribs and the like. Yes, admittedly it was the minor leagues and the players had not yet developed the maleficent greed and repugnant drive for money, fame and fortune that is typically more common as they ascend the ranks. However, there was an air in the arena that I had not expected to encounter. It was the air of innocence; of little children observing good sportsmanship, and of wholesome family values.The incident that really triggered this recognition of this perpendicular paradigm was when not unexpectedly, a puck suddenly absconded the ice during a pass and flew into the stands. There was the typical response from the audience of hands and bodies flailing desperately towards this direction, only to be caught by a rather unobtrusive looking, baseball hat clad young man. He looked at the puck in his hand for merely a moment before handing it callously to a small boy of six or seven sitting next to him, obviously of no relation. The boy, most likely thinking habitually of another sport, bewilderdly threw the puck back onto the ice, only to recieve much admonishment from the crowd as well as the players. Upon quick realization of the calamity of his actions, the boy sought comfort in tears and his mother. Shortly thereafter, the uproar that this incidenct caused the officiator to intermediately throw the object of much desire and distress back into the crowd, and it fatefully returned back into the hands of its rightful owner.
The entire situation made me smile with the warm feeling that even in the most seemingly minor circumstances during very unexpected times, there's still a glimmer of goodness and hope that can be found.
posted by Sheila @ 12/04/2004 02:49:00 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home