| Sports are an essential part of pop culture, in the | | | | around. It's almost as if sports are hardwired in |
| United States and around the world. It's almost | | | | the human psyche. |
| impossible to quantify just how influential sports | | | | The same can be said for things like enjoyment |
| have been on everything we do. | | | | of movies, music, and dancing. It's likely that |
| Sports analogies are the norm, as are sports | | | | everyone is hardwired on some level to almost |
| terms and catch phrases. People talk about | | | | instinctively feel drawn to entertainment. It's also |
| sports, even when they're not actually talking | | | | likely that this "hardwiring" is not necessarily all |
| about sports directly. | | | | genetic either; it's also probable environmental |
| Sports bars are common everywhere. People | | | | factors are at play as well. |
| who love sports and love to hang out and have a | | | | What's great about sports is that the concept can |
| good time can't resist getting together in public or | | | | be applied to many other things. People can |
| at each other's homes to watch the big game! | | | | discuss things like politics, entertainment of all |
| In the US, football has basically replaced baseball | | | | types, and even religion and make a "sport" out |
| as the national pastime. Soccer is very popular | | | | of the whole act of conversing. |
| around the world (and is called football in some | | | | What it comes down to is that we all love to |
| countries). Tennis, golf, hockey, polo, racing, and | | | | communicate and interact with each other and |
| many other sports are also widely enjoyed. | | | | our world, including nature, animals, technology, |
| Why is it that people love sports so much? Is it | | | | etc. We are very thankful to have a chance to |
| the hype in the media? Is it the activity involved, | | | | live and experience, whether we acknowledge |
| the physical movement? Is it the competitive | | | | that readily on our bad days or not. |
| nature of sports? Is it the adrenaline rush people | | | | In the back of everyone's mind is the fact that |
| get when they play and watch sports? Is it the | | | | this adventure of being alive is an amazing blessing |
| connection people feel to each other and the | | | | and gift. Perhaps it would behoove us all to |
| camaraderie that results when people partake in | | | | remember that each time we do anything we |
| sports activities together? | | | | enjoy, whether that's sports, movies, music, |
| Just what is it that makes sports so popular, so | | | | cooking, reading, creating, partaking in other |
| infectious, and so influential? Why are people so | | | | things, or otherwise. Perhaps we would have a |
| drawn to them? Most likely it is a combination of | | | | thousand more reasons to smile, millions of |
| all of the aforementioned reasons, and perhaps a | | | | reasons to want to live a million more years here |
| few others. | | | | on God's grain earth. |
| One thing that makes sports so eternal is that | | | | It's food for thought. If you grasp it, perhaps life |
| they are just plain fun. It's fun to play and fun to | | | | itself can become a home run or touchdown for |
| watch sports. That is undeniable. Even before we | | | | you and those around you! |
| can speak, most people like to play and kick balls | | | | |