“That guy doesn’t entertain me. From his fashion sense to his sheepish looks and all.”
A colleague said that about Messi.
My reply was simple: Different strokes.
I love Messi. His humble looks. His simplicity.
See how we both say the same thing about him but use different words?
I think it comes down to what our views and lives perceive in people.
Messi may not entertain my colleague, but he fascinates me.
Completely.
And that’s okay.
We are all different. We don’t all admire the same qualities, and we don’t all find beauty in the same things. Sometimes, what one person dismisses is exactly what another person treasures.
Perhaps that’s one of the quiet reminders life keeps giving us: different strokes, indeed.
The Euro 2020 tournament couldn’t hold in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. It was rescheduled to hold in 2021 and it did. This is a soccer tournament organised by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), it is referred to as UEFA European Championship. I was very preoccupied during the group stages so I didn’t catch the matches, but I wasnt going to miss anyone from the quarter finals.
Right from the very moment England qualified for the the semi finals, I was super excited and couldn’t wait to watch the game. I love the English team and I have always been a fan. They were scheduled to meet Denmark. Denmark, that’s where the problem was. At the beginning of the tournament, Denmark’s midfielder Christian Erikson slumped and was confirmed to have had a cardiac arrest. This affected his team mates emotionally and it affected their performance. My husband narrated how they miraculously made it from the group stage to the round of 16. It was a good story, a kind of story that would be told really well if they were to win the championship.
So here comes the day and I’m torn between the team that I love and the team that I’m feeling emotional about. My son didn’t understand my situation so I took my time and explained it to him. He smiled at me and said “sorry” and then he drew me a picture. He’s at a stage in his life right now where he draws everything.
This is me, as illustrated by my 8 year old son, SonTer
At the end of the day, at the end of the game, England won. There’s always a story for everyone. England 🏴 qualified for their first ever major final in 55 years.
