They Also Play The Game

   In Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo, a character remarks, "Unhappy is the land that breeds no hero."To which Galileo responds. "unhappy is the land that needs one"

     Try out Galileo's axiom. Go witness a live sporting event in our great land this weekend.  Telescope with a keen eye those we dismissively describe as "role players".  Study the orbits of the offensive lineman who seems to be merely taking up space.  The undersized  forward who battles for position in the key.  Take your eyes off the touchdown makers and the rim-rattlers. Stop 'star-gazing' long enough to see a sacrificial community at work for the 'other.'

     A new way of seeing maybe.  For a couple of hours anyway.

    Happy Holidays


    - harry cummins