Just got back. Today was nice. Got a nice nap in the afternoon after an intense morning. Played bball with the usual peeps and it felt good today. I was hitting my shots. I worked really hard for my shots to be more consistent so I'll own that today. It reminded me that training is all about repetitions and familiarity, but on top of that, it's about confidence. When I took those shots today, I knew what was gonna happen. I knew how much space I needed, how it should feel on my fingers, how the ball should roll off my fingertips, how my feet should be placed, how I should jump, where my eyes should be looking at. It's so intricate, it's so fascinating. That's just from a simple shot. There's gotta be so much attention to detail and knowing how to adjust to better it. This new found love I have for basketball came solely from being able to appreciate it down to the detail. If I were to pick it up before I started keeping fit, it wouldn't have hit the same way.
That being said, I realised another thing today as well. I'm usually rather adverse to playing against people I don't know. Partly because I'm afraid, partly because I don't know their limits, I don't want to start a fight. Today when they asked for a game, I wanted to sit out in the first one. When they called for the second set, I wanted to play. I figured that I don't like playing against people that I know completely nothing about. Their tendencies, their strengths, their weaknesses. I'm assessing these people before I want to play with them. It's odd, I've never thought about this way ever.
Okay anyway enough basketball. This morning during sunday school, we talked about Joseph. It's interesting because I never knew he was that irritating as a kid, which made him unlikeable among his brothers. The thing that evoked a lot of thoughts though, was that he remembered grudges against his brothers for 13 years till he forgave them. "Forgive and forget" how often have I heard this phrase. Truth is, it's easier to forgive than to forget. Some things you just don't forget, and I probably never will. Yet, the difference was that Joseph continued to obey God throughout his entire life. Even though he hasn't made it to a high position yet, he obeyed and did all that he was told. That to me was a pretty big hit. This made me think a lot during the sunday school class.
