Tour Guide, Thimphu, Bhutan
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After pondering over this question for a very long time, I have finally come to conclusion that football ground is the place where I am perfectly content, with myself, the sights and sounds, and the physical environment that defines this beautiful game. It sounds a little ironic but nonetheless true. There are of course other places where I feel comfortable like home but football ground is where I am truly and genuinely at my best.
Ever since my childhood, I have loved football or soccer as it is known in some parts of the world. And over the years, through school and high school, I have sustained my deep passion for football. However, I am not a great football player. If I were one, I wouldn’t be certainly here trying to complete my studies and find a way to live a life-but that’s another story.
When I am in the football ground, donning my favorite club’s dress, I channel all my energy in the game. Physically and mentally, I am one with the game. I push myself to the brink of exhaustion, chasing the ball, trying to score a goal. That 90-minute when I am in the field, I am alive, every bit of it. I fully live in the moment. I forget all my worries and tensions. Playing football is therefore a meditative process, a time during which I connect with my own consciousness. As much as it is a physical game, it also helps me strengthen my mental capacities, such as perseverance and tolerance.
Football has taught me a lot of life lessons, the foremost being team spirit. This is a game where teamwork is a must. I have also learnt to lose and accept defeat more gracefully. Winning and losing is part of any game. And in fact, I don’t play to win. I play for the love of game.
Even now, I regularly play football to stay fit and for fun and above all, to preserve my own sanity. Football ground is one place where I am at peace with myself. I am always excited and upbeat when I am playing a game. And when I walk out of the ground after game, I feel tremendously relaxed. At the end of the game, I am not tired but rather rejuvenated. I am happy and most content.