Positive things about people

[MrFun]

thanks for the link, Lancer

[BeBMan]

They invented beer

[Lancer]

You're welcome MrFun, thanks for asking.

Theben, you should get it very soon.

[Kuciwalker]

Two of them conceived Natalie Portman

[MrFun]

I need to stop starting new threads in the late, late night hours here, when most people in almost all the US time zones are in bed.

[Lancer]

The Poly OT seems very quiet these days.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

i was sick as a dog one day - so sick i had a hard time just concentrating in class. after school we had a soccer game. i play center midfield, where there is tons of running. i told coach to put me in. for the first 20 minutes, i was dying out there, so i switched to stopper, where there is less running. five minutes later, we had a free kick pretty close to the other teams penalty box. i go up, grab the rebound and put it in, a hard, low shot from 18 yards out, right inside the left post. 1 - 0
ten minutes later, right before halftime, we had another freekick outside the other teams penalty box. again, i go up. this time they pass directly to me inside the box, and i put it away again, in the exact same spot. 2- 0.

halftime. im drinking water like no other, im on my back on the field, very exhausted. coach asks me if i wanna come out, i say no, and tell him to switch me permanently to stopper. we put an inexperienced guy in center mid, because we were not a really deep team. i feel totally drained, but i go out there anyways.

in the second half, the other team completely dominates; there is no linkage between our midfield and our offense. the replacement center midfielder is not capable of winning the balls in the middle and distributing them to the strikers, or the wingers. the ball is always in our defensive third. we play pretty solid. the other team gets more physical, and its getting harder and harder to keep up with their deep runs. we have hardly any rest because as soon as we clear the ball, it comes back because we have no offense. the other team scores a soft goal, and its 2 - 1

the rest of the second half continues, and im being run ragged, but the end is near. its the 91st minute, with only two minutes of stoppage left. the other teams goalie punts it, the other team gains control and streaks down the left side, their last desperate gasp.

i too was desperatly gasping. our left defender got beat, the sweeper ran out there to cover, and he too got beat, now it was our goalie, the man with the ball, me, and the man i was marking, who was also streaking from the right side. our goalie comes out and makes a partial save, but the ball and their winger gets by him, the winger sees and open net and puts a medium strength shot to the goal for the equalizer.

but it never got there, because while he had his head down, i left my man, sprinted down to the goal line, everywhere hurting and gasping for breath, and i beat the ball to the goal line and cleared it out of bounds instants before the game would have been tied and over.

so you see, you can always do more then you think. before the game, some people thought i was being selfish for playing in the place of someone who wasnt sick. they said i was doing it for myself. but you see, i didnt do it for the reasons the cynics thought i was. i did it because special things happen, and that was one of those days when even though you are hurting all over, you still feel victory inside of you.

[MrFun]

wow -- I'm impressed, Lawrence

[Lawrence of Arabia]

man writing that up has made me all nostalgic - i wish i still played. if i lived in europe, i would be

[Capt Dizle]

Okay, it takes a certain pomp and circumstance to enter a thread entitled "Postive things about people" and post a testimonial to oneself.

I was sick and played and saved the game, not for selfish reasons, just because special things happen.

Inspiring. Bloody inspiring.

[bipolarbear]

When I get like this, I look for the infinite/god/divine/jesus/whatever you call it
that is within everyone. It is often hard ot lift the veil of B.S. htat we have built up, and see people as they truly are. If can relaize that all of our prejusidces are bullshirt nad don't even matter, then you can see the beauty in people.[/weepy spiritual crap]

To be less soap boxy:

Don't worry about it. Go on a bit of a sabbatical if you can. Try to deprive yourself of human contact, and spend time with yourself. See if there are areas of your life that are defunct spiritually, mentally, physically, or otherwise.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Okay, it takes a certain pomp and circumstance to enter a thread entitled "Postive things about people" and post a testimonial to oneself.

I was sick and played and saved the game, not for selfish reasons, just because special things happen.

Inspiring. Bloody inspiring.

its alright, i forgive you. you musta had a hard day. maybe tomorrow will bring a smile to your face. one can only hope.

[Last Conformist]

Re: Positive things about people

Originally posted by MrFun
I do not know what it is specifically that has gotten to me lately, but I have just felt more negative/cynical towards people in general the past couple of days.

You've experienced an insight into the nature of man.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

This thread is begging a Madison and Sophia Pic.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Positive things about people: they die, eventually.