Rejoice in the Beautiful Game

A while ago, I posted the phrase "Let's rejoice in the beautiful game" on facebook, likening it to an attitude to have about life. Well, I received some nice responses, but one in particular stuck with me. This person said life is NOT a game, and we shouldn't be playing at, since life is serious. Well, that's been ruminating in my head for some time, and I think I've come up with something. You see, life is a game, depending on how you look at it. Games have rules, and the game goes better when they are followed. Such is life. Games have a goal, which is nice to achieve, but the true thrill and joy comes in perfecting your skills and pursuing that goal, not as an end in itself, but as motivation for the effort. Such is life. Games usually take a great deal of cooperation, support and encouragement from team mates, coaches, and fans. Without this, they can go on unimproved and sort of stagnate after a bit. Such is life. Play the game with wild abandon, risking your heart, and see what happens. to quote Kna'an: "When I get older, I will be stronger. They'll call me freedom.............Let's rejoice in the beautiful game, and together at the end of the day, we'll all sing..........."