Fun

I played basketball the other day. I haven't played in quite a long while and it was very amusing to me that after about five minutes or so of the first game, I was out of breath and needed to ask EJ to substitute for me. However, I was able to play again in the last 15 minutes of the last game and even made some baskets.

It takes a while to get back on your top game. To be at the optimum level, when your game is on and you are performing at the best of your abilities, you must practice and build up your stamina. After a long absence, you cannot expect that you will be just as you were before. But the important thing is, even if you are not in the best of shapes, you still persist and know that you can play.

In two weeks time, I will be playing at the badminton tournament. I have not played in a long time. I think, I will be scrambling for breath all over the place. I just hope that I will be able to get my second wind and be able to play well.

But even though I was dragging my tongue all over the basketball court and kept missing easy lay-ups last Thursday night, everyone was still very supportive and relaxed. I found this to be the best way to play any thing, sports or life. If people around you are encouraging and supportive, then no matter how bad you play, you will still end up having fun. Fun is the factor that helps us to keep going despite the difficulties or challenges we face. When we are out of breath, our muscles are screaming for some rest, our heart is beating like a galloping horse, and our hands are shaking from the efforts they have put forth, when we are enjoying what we do, then all of these fade into insignificance and you find yourself continuing on.

So, no matter how much I sucked, I played and will go again on Tuesday to play. Because I had fun. =)