Day 104 "My Team VS Your Team"

Everything comes down to my team vs your team doesn’t it?

It doesn't matter what issue is being discussed, there is always a conflict of ideas, of opinions, of beliefs, and a differences of values at the core of it.

Someone always has to play devil’s advocate, if only for the sake of forcing the conversation to go somewhere further than "You know what? You are right, well, I guess that's that, now what?"

 We like to have our opinions don't we? About everything. We act as if these opinions define us completely, as if the teams we have chosen are better than the ones currently beating us.

In the face of fact we still choose to defend the lies.

We feel a safety in the separation, it makes us feel individual and unique, and even though we seek the attention and acceptance of others, it is safe to say that most of us will end up defending these beliefs at one point or another, and in such extremity that we will no doubt push someone away that did not deserve it.

But we have our team, and we bleed for them, and sometimes in the name of defending an opinion, casualties will have to be made.

Saying that you do not have an opinion, or a belief, or a value worth expressing is also choosing a side, and there are many people who choose that group of lowered expectations, which is just fine; there are enough arrogant captains trying to coach the team they serve anyway.

So no matter who you are, and what beliefs you have, and what values you have sworn to protect and defend, I will meet you somewhere on the playing field, and we will get the chance to try to beat each other down if only for entertainments sake.