05 July, 2006

Somewhat Down In The Dumps

Talk about the tension gone… the disappointment of the German team’s loss at the semi-finals is palatable today, though not a wretched disappointment, just a slow and quiet absence of tension. There is also a complete lack of urgency and even lethargy in people’s movements and communications.

One of my work colleagues told me a story about how the Costa Rica vs. Ecquador game he and his family attended would remain top of the list of their family outings for the rest of their lives. He said it was not just the (excellent) game playing, but, more importantly, being together with over 50,000 jubilating (my dictionary says this is not a word, but, hey, you guys know what I mean), friendly, singing, dancing, fans from all over the world. He said that he is convinced that his younger son’s experience was cosmic, that when he (the son) is one hundred years old and experiencing dementia, he will still be talking about that soccer game.

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