Lifeandfootballmatches

　　Lifeisanintegratedprocesswhichinsomewaysissimilartoafootballmatch.Whatwecanfindinafootballmatchcanallbefoundinthejourneyoflife.

　　Thecoachisthelighthousewhichleadstheteamtogloriousvictories.Anintelligentandcapablecoachistheteam’sinvaluableproperty.Similarlyinourlife,ourparentsserveasthecoacheswhoguideusonthetour.Theyencourageduswhenweontherightway.Assoonaswefallonthewrongtrack,theywillpullusbackimmediately.

　　Whetherateamcanwinornotdependsontheabilityofthestrikers,ifthestrikerscannotscore,eventhedefendersgiveaperfectperformances,thebestresultcanonlybetied.Inthesameway,whatwehaveachievedwhenweareyoungdetermineswhetherourlifeissuccessful,colorfulandmeaningful.Likestrikers,youngpeoplehavemanychancestoscoreduringthelife.Iftheycangraspthischance,theyveertovictory.Otherwise,whatleftcanonlybetears,regretsandself-reproaches?

　　Whenwegrowolder,webecomemidfieldplayers,whoarethebondsbetweenstrikersanddefenders.Mosttimes,theypasstheballtotheirownfieldandofferchancestostrikers;however,theyalsoscorethemselves.Whenwearemiddle-aged,wenolongerhavemuchenthusiasmasbefore.Wegiveupmanyopportunitiesforthesakeofyoungpeople.However,whenagoldenchanceforwhichwehavebeenwaitingapproachestous,wedocareifwecanmakegooduseofit.

　　Itisacknowledgedthatgoalkeepersseldomgainsaffectionsfromfanscomparedwithothers.Whentheteamdefeated,theyarelikelytobecomethefirstpersontoblame.Theyhavenochancetorunwiththeirteammatesinthepitch.Whattheyhavetodoisonlytakinggoodcareofthegoal.However,acapablegoalkeepercanbecometheleaderofdefenders.Standingbeforethegoal,theycanhaveanoverallviewoftheobstruction.Likethegoalkeepers,oldpeoplearealwayswanderinginhisownareaandofferingopportunitiestoothers.Theyjustkeepwhattheyhaveachieved.Buttheyaresoexperiencedthattheycanalsomakeagreatcontributiontothesocietyandbecomemodelsandspiritualleadersinmanyareas.

　　Wecanhardlyimaginehowamatchwillbelikeiftherearenoreferees.Theyarethefundamentalelementofamarvelousmatch.Theykeepordersandgivepunishmentstothosewhomakefouls.Thepowertogiveyelloworredcardsrequirestheirfairjudgment.Otherwise,itisnotfairtoplayerswhoaregaspinginthefootballpitch.Inourlife,wealsohaveinvisiblereferees-valuesandbeliefs.Inmosttimes,theyarerightandnecessary.Butsometimes,wecanbecomevictimstosomewrongvaluesandbeliefs.Although,weknowifwestandupandstrugglewiththem,wecangainnothingbutaredcard.

　　Athrillfootballmatchneedsgoodcooperationofthecoach,strikers,midfieldplayers,goalkeeperandreferees.Awonderfullifealsoneedsourhardworkfromyoungtoold,whichisgainedfromtheguidanceofourparentsinajustsociety.