Official Start Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: 5/2/09
Official End Time: 10:30 p.m.
As a nerd, sometimes it hard to accept the lack of athletic ability we are plagued with. Our vocabulary is stupendous but our athletic ability is disgraceful. We are clumsy and slow in comparison to our fellow athletes. I however believe that the bigger issue is not our athletic ability but the mentality it imposes upon us. It makes us believe that we cannot be good at sports and that there are only two kind of people: the ones who are good at sports and the ones who are not good at sports.
Being a person who is not good at sports, I can easily admit being jealous of those who are good at sports. We come from a heritage where only the strong survive. Those who could kill would go on to establish the new world while those who couldn’t would be left behind. In modern times, this is translated into confidence and man’s ability to step outside his shell and attack. Those who have the ability to attack are quick to strike and establish dominance. They make their fellow man feel like shit and with every right. They see the world in black and white; ignoring the shades of grey that the unathletic worship so much.
The mentality we are plagued with is often plagued by definition. By definition it never changes or adapts to the times. Therefore, it plagues and tarnishes the reputation of the athletic and the unathletic alike as we forget to see the shades of grey that make 3-dimensional. Not all athletes resort to physical strength as their main mode of defense. Many are bright and represent the perfect human: one who is strong and clever enough to survive in troubled times. The same goes towards the unathletic and the belief that they all suck at sports. Definition again limits our ability to see the different shades of gray and realize that many intellectuals are also great athletes who hold a brilliant mind that tackles bigger issues then the ones they face on the field.
So, to reiterate what has already been said the age old battle of brains vs bronze will never be resolved with a simple yes or no answer. Both sides holds benefits and disadvantages that only a perfect being can harness. Definition and our inability to read between lines will push further away from accepting who we are.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 5/2/09
Official End Time: 10:30 p.m.
As a nerd, sometimes it hard to accept the lack of athletic ability we are plagued with. Our vocabulary is stupendous but our athletic ability is disgraceful. We are clumsy and slow in comparison to our fellow athletes. I however believe that the bigger issue is not our athletic ability but the mentality it imposes upon us. It makes us believe that we cannot be good at sports and that there are only two kind of people: the ones who are good at sports and the ones who are not good at sports.
Being a person who is not good at sports, I can easily admit being jealous of those who are good at sports. We come from a heritage where only the strong survive. Those who could kill would go on to establish the new world while those who couldn’t would be left behind. In modern times, this is translated into confidence and man’s ability to step outside his shell and attack. Those who have the ability to attack are quick to strike and establish dominance. They make their fellow man feel like shit and with every right. They see the world in black and white; ignoring the shades of grey that the unathletic worship so much.
The mentality we are plagued with is often plagued by definition. By definition it never changes or adapts to the times. Therefore, it plagues and tarnishes the reputation of the athletic and the unathletic alike as we forget to see the shades of grey that make 3-dimensional. Not all athletes resort to physical strength as their main mode of defense. Many are bright and represent the perfect human: one who is strong and clever enough to survive in troubled times. The same goes towards the unathletic and the belief that they all suck at sports. Definition again limits our ability to see the different shades of gray and realize that many intellectuals are also great athletes who hold a brilliant mind that tackles bigger issues then the ones they face on the field.
So, to reiterate what has already been said the age old battle of brains vs bronze will never be resolved with a simple yes or no answer. Both sides holds benefits and disadvantages that only a perfect being can harness. Definition and our inability to read between lines will push further away from accepting who we are.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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