A Christian Viewpoint

I usually ignore the Olympics. During my channel surfing (which isn’t an Olympic event for some reason) I’ll come across some part of a sporting event. Snooze…

I also went looking for some events to see a Canadian athlete compete… haven’t seen one yet. Though I have seen many others from many obscure little countries. Snooze…

Nope, what really intrigued me was seeing a couple of children playing “Olympics” in our church parking lot. One boy about six would pretend to run in a race (he always ran as either a Canadian or Chinese athlete. His older brother, about nine, was the sports caster and Olympic official, color commentator and more. I watched as the little lad ran four heats. By the fourth heat the poor little guy had a red face and his little legs couldn’t pump with the enthusiasm he started with. After the last race he collapsed on the ground as only a child can (or a professional athlete) with a great show of his exhaustion. Somehow, in their version, Canada won every heat. His older brother was relieved when he could finally stop with the commentary and get on with playing some other game.

I found watching those two children more enjoyable than any Olympic event I surfed to on television.

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