Hi Guys,
I am starting with the seasons greetings and wishes for prosperity, hope you all have a safe and happy Diwali.
I have had the pleasure of having an absolute rejuvenating experience of competing in a sporting event, now you might ask whats so very different to the ones I had earlier, since you ask , Ill tell you . This one was in another sport , not the one that I like to call myself an expert of.
The absolute thrill that has prompted me to write on it came by the way I was treated at the event, it was like I was a youngster just starting out on an exciting journey, where there were a lot of uncertainties.
I was advised almost told how to approach a certain match , against a certain highly rated player, cliqued statements like "you should play for the experience, not the result" and encouraging ones like, " You have it in you to come good , never mind today" all made up for an absolute super time. I was reminded when started out at cricket and the way my coaches and seniors had lead me. Being cared and nurtured for was a feeling that I had lost, nearly forgotten and thought I am not going to be looked after like that again. I got here, what I do for my wards now and it felt good to be on the receiving end, where I once was, had travelled far, to be back . The fear of failure, that had taken so many failures to gradually go away, came back like a lit smoke to one who had left it a while back, a known friend never the less. Having played one sport competitively does help in keeping your nerves in check for a little while but that is all but hey what else do you play for?
Here is a sport where you have to dress up for , like a tie and jacket event , it did feel that way. You can't size the guy up you are playing against by telling him, how sad he is if he gets a lucky break , you have to smile and nod , an experience. You play indoors and in the company of gentlemen who don't know you or your background , never mind what you do or how you do it on the field yet when the rub of the green does go against you and the guy smiles and you instinctively want to help wipe it of his face, someone in the audience reminds you where you are by just wincing their eyes and a gentle gesture of the palm, this experience is enriching for me and very rewarding for the guy at the other end as well , he has been lucky , I can assure you so, for just being able to walk away with just a hand shake at the end of it all as the only contact being made. Lovely people all of them .
The game I speak about is Snooker, a magnificent game , me thinks a bit of Chess and Carrom make up the concoction. It is an absolutely wonderful community that play , organise and indulge in it.
This experience overall has been one in which I felt conscious of the way onlookers thought about me, the way I played , performed , the insecurity of not being a' known '.... all things that make it or break it for a new comer . To me it was just a reminder of how I felt when I began in my discipline , the anxiety , the fear and the rush at the end, a truly realistic package.
I want to begin and travel again..........'Just Thoughts'.
I am starting with the seasons greetings and wishes for prosperity, hope you all have a safe and happy Diwali.
I have had the pleasure of having an absolute rejuvenating experience of competing in a sporting event, now you might ask whats so very different to the ones I had earlier, since you ask , Ill tell you . This one was in another sport , not the one that I like to call myself an expert of.
The absolute thrill that has prompted me to write on it came by the way I was treated at the event, it was like I was a youngster just starting out on an exciting journey, where there were a lot of uncertainties.
I was advised almost told how to approach a certain match , against a certain highly rated player, cliqued statements like "you should play for the experience, not the result" and encouraging ones like, " You have it in you to come good , never mind today" all made up for an absolute super time. I was reminded when started out at cricket and the way my coaches and seniors had lead me. Being cared and nurtured for was a feeling that I had lost, nearly forgotten and thought I am not going to be looked after like that again. I got here, what I do for my wards now and it felt good to be on the receiving end, where I once was, had travelled far, to be back . The fear of failure, that had taken so many failures to gradually go away, came back like a lit smoke to one who had left it a while back, a known friend never the less. Having played one sport competitively does help in keeping your nerves in check for a little while but that is all but hey what else do you play for?
Here is a sport where you have to dress up for , like a tie and jacket event , it did feel that way. You can't size the guy up you are playing against by telling him, how sad he is if he gets a lucky break , you have to smile and nod , an experience. You play indoors and in the company of gentlemen who don't know you or your background , never mind what you do or how you do it on the field yet when the rub of the green does go against you and the guy smiles and you instinctively want to help wipe it of his face, someone in the audience reminds you where you are by just wincing their eyes and a gentle gesture of the palm, this experience is enriching for me and very rewarding for the guy at the other end as well , he has been lucky , I can assure you so, for just being able to walk away with just a hand shake at the end of it all as the only contact being made. Lovely people all of them .
The game I speak about is Snooker, a magnificent game , me thinks a bit of Chess and Carrom make up the concoction. It is an absolutely wonderful community that play , organise and indulge in it.
This experience overall has been one in which I felt conscious of the way onlookers thought about me, the way I played , performed , the insecurity of not being a' known '.... all things that make it or break it for a new comer . To me it was just a reminder of how I felt when I began in my discipline , the anxiety , the fear and the rush at the end, a truly realistic package.
I want to begin and travel again..........'Just Thoughts'.
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