http://www.avivshahar.com/olympics-moments/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:04:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.avivshahar.com/olympics-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Sara Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.avivshahar.com/?p=154#comment-226 This is well written and is thought provoking but I have some disagreement with your premise. When a person looks for Olympic moments in his or her life it can be numbing or even misleading on their senses. Life (luckily) is not a racetrack or the Water Cube. Therefore, nothing in the life of the person can be like those moments in the spotlight. Magic is found in everyday situations and events, and it is quiet, subtle and fine – the complete opposite of an Olympic moment that is accompanied by trumpets, applause, and horns blowing in the town square… If a person is looking for these moments, they can miss twice – once because they can't find anything similar in their lives, and secondly because if they seek the approval and applause of others they are likely to let meaningful moments and special experiences slip away. Ordinary people's moments never look like Olympic ones … but I still like the writing! This is well written and is thought provoking but I have some disagreement with your premise. When a person looks for Olympic moments in his or her life it can be numbing or even misleading on their senses. Life (luckily) is not a racetrack or the Water Cube. Therefore, nothing in the life of the person can be like those moments in the spotlight. Magic is found in everyday situations and events, and it is quiet, subtle and fine – the complete opposite of an Olympic moment that is accompanied by trumpets, applause, and horns blowing in the town square… If a person is looking for these moments, they can miss twice – once because they can’t find anything similar in their lives, and secondly because if they seek the approval and applause of others they are likely to let meaningful moments and special experiences slip away. Ordinary people’s moments never look like Olympic ones … but I still like the writing!

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