Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

It's the Big Game today and it's raining and storming.  I read yesterday the reasons why the stadium is no longer filled on the day, but the newspaper article neglected to mention all the new information on concussions, the business of football versus the joy of the game, the injuries inflicted and the feeling that school rivalries are archaic.  The elephants in the room, and there are a herd of them, remain silent in the sports pages.  This year, there is also the pall after the election, which has created such uncertainty that our fears rush in to grab and shake us.  I liked to read about some sports, mostly baseball, but also anything about my alma mater.  My father raised my brother and I as sports fans, and we saw many games.  My brother was quite an athlete, and so we saw those as well.  And I did love seeing the Cubs win the World Series.  But the constant threat of moving, the trading of players so the roster seems strange and new each year, the sheer greed of the schools and owners is depressing.  It's better to watch little kids run around in magnet ball (soccer) than see what even that sport has become for grownups.  If everything in our culture is all about the bottom line then passion and character and devotion go out the window.  It's looking a lot like that window is closed tight.