I was talking with a friend of mine who was writing a story for her journalism class. She had interviewed the player/president of the Carleton women's rugby team. This lady had been injured playing club rugby and had to miss one season, and possibly another, as a result. This got me thinking which is rare because i rarely do so.
Most people who know me know that i don't just like rugby, i LOVE it! I love watching it, i love coaching it and i love playing it. However i don't play rugby anymore, not competitively anyway. In high school i both wrestled and played rugby but while wrestling i injured my shoulder. Instead of resting it the appropriate amount of time i decided to keep wrestling. Bad idea, i know. I ended up making the injury worse and it prevented me from playing entire rugby matches. I still played more then i should have because i was an idiot (well, i say 'was' but really i still am).
At this point you may be wondering what i am getting at. It's this, this injury changed my entire life. If i had not been injured wrestling i would have continued to play both high school and club rugby and i would have gone to the University of Windsor with the intent of playing rugby. If i had done this my life would be very different.
Yes i would be playing rugby and i would love that but since i have gone to Carleton my life has been changed. Before i say anymore i need to tell you i am a Christian but before coming to university my faith was dead. I knew all the sunday school answers but the meaning was lost. However at Carleton my faith has been revived. Looking back i know that this would not have happened at Windsor. God wanted me to go to Carleton and it has taken me a while to come to this point but i thank God for my injury and not being able to play rugby. Rugby is fun and all that but when it's all been said and done rugby...doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is God and i needed to get that straight.
One day i hope to play rugby again but it's okay if i don't. If i live my life for God, following all his commands and being a servant to all, and never play another game of rugby i will consider it a good life.
If you have an opinion or comment on what i have said i invite you...to comment, i would honestly love to hear it. Thanks for reading
I was also there while she was talking about her interview and I started reading this blog and I thought it could have ended very differently. This post was by far more meaningful than the one I was imagining. That is all. If there was a 'Like' button I would click it.
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ReplyDeleteSo many lessons learned through sports. It may be selfish of me to say I'm glad you injured your shoulder, but it's true. :)
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