Case
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I am a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. Tomorrow, they will be playing Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It's a "best of seven" series, so tomorrow is the final game of that matchup. Either the Kings win the series and move on to the Conference Finals, or the Kings pack up and go home.
So, would a life-long fan of a sports team consciously choose to not watch that game? In this case, the answer is yes.
Call it absent-mindedness. Call it picking my priorities carefully. However you choose to define it, I have decided to do something else tomorrow. Now, what on Earth would pry me away from such an important sporting event in my life? Simple... friendship.
I was just invited for dinner and board games by some good friends, and I accepted before I realized that the dinner is at the same time as the Kings game tomorrow. So, instead of watching the most important game in the Kings' season up to now, I will be with people I truly care about.
Oh, the fan inside of me is screaming at me to cancel the dinner so I can watch the game, but there's no going back. When I realized I'd be missing the game, I made a conscious decision to be okay with that. So, I'll be spending time with people who are far more important to me than watching a sporting event on TV. And so, I believe I made the right choice.
Now, the question I put to you is this: What have you been willing to give up in order be with the friends that you care about the most?
So, would a life-long fan of a sports team consciously choose to not watch that game? In this case, the answer is yes.
Call it absent-mindedness. Call it picking my priorities carefully. However you choose to define it, I have decided to do something else tomorrow. Now, what on Earth would pry me away from such an important sporting event in my life? Simple... friendship.
I was just invited for dinner and board games by some good friends, and I accepted before I realized that the dinner is at the same time as the Kings game tomorrow. So, instead of watching the most important game in the Kings' season up to now, I will be with people I truly care about.
Oh, the fan inside of me is screaming at me to cancel the dinner so I can watch the game, but there's no going back. When I realized I'd be missing the game, I made a conscious decision to be okay with that. So, I'll be spending time with people who are far more important to me than watching a sporting event on TV. And so, I believe I made the right choice.
Now, the question I put to you is this: What have you been willing to give up in order be with the friends that you care about the most?