There’s just something special about the Olympics, isn’t there?
My love of the Olympics is two-fold. First, I simply enjoy watching sports. I think it brings out the competitive side of me. While I obviously have a preference of what sports I watch (college football, college basketball, PGA majors…in that order), I can watch almost anything and enjoy it. The only known exception is soccer…blech.
As far as Olympics sports go, I’m pretty predictable. My favorite winter sport is figure skating, and my favorite summer sports are gymnastics and swimming (probably because I know how fast they’re swimming).
But really, the second reason is what I want to talk about. It’s the global aspect of it: people from all countries (except for our warm-loving friends for the Winter Olympics) come together for one cause. Of course, we need to remember that world peace isn’t possible on our own terms. But there is something special about people from different peoples coming together…reminds me of what heaven will look like.
Now THAT’ll be a place of world peace.
Photo by Dieter Drescher
Goodmorning FGD…and how true this is. we can gather together for something like this…it would be the greatest if we could do this instead of war, war, war…GOD knows and cares…
I hear ya… I find it fascinating that we can all put aside our differences and get together for the olympics.
I like figure skating but I’m really into speed skating lately. :)
I love the Olympics for the same reasons you have stated (except for a love of all sports). LOL! I like figure skating and gymnastics as well (no big surprise). Attending the Olympic Games is one of the items on my bucket list.
Great post! Love that mental image of heaven.
Cool picture!
I also like the same sports. I guess I’m predictable too. :)
I love the Olympics, too. But I have to say that those Mogul skiers make me dizzy!
I confess that I don’t actually watch much of the Olympics, but I love the idea of it. Of so many people putting aside their differences to compete on the field. It’s pretty awesome.