To me, life is like a game of volleyball (sorry guys, I can't think of any other game to illustrate this :D). It is all about teamwork, anticipation, alertness, concentration, communication, and always being on the move.
As you all now, volleyball is a game that is based on teamwork. Six members of the team take up six positions on their side of the court, to see that a ball that comes from the other side of the net does not touch the ground of their side of the court. The game asks for proper communication and understanding among the team members. The language used here is more than any spoken one. It is composed of words, symbols and body-language of each of the team members. Even without intending to do so, many a time players tend to set the mode of the game by the air they create in the team (which can be excitement, optimism, alertness, stress, distress, pessimism etc.).
While playing, each of the players have to have anticipation. By anticipation what I mean is that the players should be always thinking that the ball from the other side of the court is going to come to him/her. It does not mean that this player should encroach another player's position to save a ball, but be ready to save the ones that come near his/her playing position. For this, he/she has to be on the move at all times, and this is a key to victory in any game. Standing at one point, and waiting for the ball to come to him/her contributes to inertia of rest (thanks to Sir. Issac Newton), which is very difficult to be overcome. On the contrary, being on constant move will reduce the player's reaction time in turn will quicken the player's reaction, which ultimately pays.
Same is the case in every field of life. Nobody in this world can live alone. All of us get into one or the other team knowingly or unknowingly. Just observe around us once in a while. Be it work, home, grocery shop, or mall; everything about a team, as I've described in this post, can be identified in the activities that we engage ourselves in. When we are on the constant move, alert and ready with a positive attitude, we reap excellent results, and when it is the opposite, we end up failing.
It is as simple as that. :)
As you all now, volleyball is a game that is based on teamwork. Six members of the team take up six positions on their side of the court, to see that a ball that comes from the other side of the net does not touch the ground of their side of the court. The game asks for proper communication and understanding among the team members. The language used here is more than any spoken one. It is composed of words, symbols and body-language of each of the team members. Even without intending to do so, many a time players tend to set the mode of the game by the air they create in the team (which can be excitement, optimism, alertness, stress, distress, pessimism etc.).
While playing, each of the players have to have anticipation. By anticipation what I mean is that the players should be always thinking that the ball from the other side of the court is going to come to him/her. It does not mean that this player should encroach another player's position to save a ball, but be ready to save the ones that come near his/her playing position. For this, he/she has to be on the move at all times, and this is a key to victory in any game. Standing at one point, and waiting for the ball to come to him/her contributes to inertia of rest (thanks to Sir. Issac Newton), which is very difficult to be overcome. On the contrary, being on constant move will reduce the player's reaction time in turn will quicken the player's reaction, which ultimately pays.
Same is the case in every field of life. Nobody in this world can live alone. All of us get into one or the other team knowingly or unknowingly. Just observe around us once in a while. Be it work, home, grocery shop, or mall; everything about a team, as I've described in this post, can be identified in the activities that we engage ourselves in. When we are on the constant move, alert and ready with a positive attitude, we reap excellent results, and when it is the opposite, we end up failing.
It is as simple as that. :)
