Here I come friends(even though i know not even 10 people would read this, i write with an attitude that I have a thousand followers) with a new blog after more than 3 months. I had started off my first blog by writing about one of my passions i.e football. Here I am again restarting my Blog experience with a similar topic.
The Big Moment
The moment has arrived, it is the most awaited day in the history of Football- (arguably) the most followed sports over the globe. It will be prodigious to see men from 32 countries wearing their heart on their sleeves and battling it out for pride and honor. Today friends would turn foes. Its once in a life time opportunity for everyone who is taking part in the tournament. Ladies and gentleman,
Cometh the hour Cometh the World Cup.
As I sit here to watch the opening ceremony, Though I will not be cheering for my Motherland in the competition, I feel very emotionally connected to it. That is the beauty of this game. It feels like the game has adopted me and not the other way round. I feel tensed every time when the team I support takes the field. Its almost like I am going to take the field. I am overwhelmed at the sight of it. All sorts of emotion starts running inside me. Being an Indian, I have to admit that this is something much bigger than cricket and there is a chance that it may be as popular as cricket one day. I am sure many of the fans out there will agree with me.
Supporting Dilemma
It been a few days that whenever I update some World Cup related news on my Facebook page, people start asking me, "Which Team are you supporting?", "I support the game" goes my immediate response and then listing out some of my favorites. This is because its a country affair and my country aint there, but obviously, I have my second, third , fourth, fifth... and so on favorites too. My friend countered me in an amused manner "Dude, you have mentioned almost every team participating". This is because the players I like are scattered in various teams, so will support everyone. The bottom line remains the same, the games moves the fans as emotionally as it does the players. This time in South Africa, the conflicted African nations will unite and raise their voice for unity. I have purposely not written about the injury 'jinx' as I feel both sad and angry when I think of it. Lets hope for an exciting and unforgettable tournament. Leave all your work behind and enjoy for a month.
Here I conclude my words hoping to Wave the Indian colors in one of the the World Cup finals and by writing some words from the World cup theme song, which goes
"Give me Freedom, Give me fire, Give me reason, Take me higher
See the champions, Take the field now
Unify us, make us feel proud...
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a wavin’ flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back "
