With football in full swing I ought to be happy. I’m stressed, I tell you. I love watching the boys out there and despise seeing them struggle in play and even lose games. The Tukee Bowl–the yearly high school rivalry, is on in the background. 28-34 with 10 minutes left to play. They’re down. They were down 24-0 at one point. It can be extremely nerve wracking to watch these boys go through this. I want to enjoy it fully, but there is always that level of risk of failure. Tomorrow will be the College game where that risk is even higher. It is alse hugely exciting. That is what makes excitement, is it not? This concept of something being at risk triggers a feeling tantamount to experiencing those same highs and lows from afar. It is why we watch sport. The closer you are to being involved in some capacity, the more likely the feeling is triggered.
That closenes scan come from familial relation, but it can also come from gambling, faith, or any number of connections. That is why sports are so entwined in our lives. We manage to find ways to care and care big.