2009寶光紹興電子報

FC Barcelona 2 - Recreativo 0

I went to see a football match last weekend. Personally, I have never had much interest in football, yet at the same time I have always been fascinated by the spectacle and I have wondered what exactly makes people go so crazy for the sport.

Some people say football is like a religion. This reminded me of something my mother, a deeply religious person, said to me recently. She said that for many people religion was like being a sport fan! It fulfilled their need for a sense of belonging and community.

Is there a connection? Some people go crazy for sport, others for religion. Is it possible that both meet a similar deep human need?

Photo & Text by Joey Cleary

上週末我去看了一場足球比賽。就我個人而言，我對足球從來沒有任何的興趣。但同時我卻被這樣的奇景所著迷，而且我想不透到底是什麼樣的東西使人為運動所瘋狂。

有些人說足球就如同信仰一般。這句話卻讓我想起我那熱愛信仰的母親最近和我說了一句話。她說：「對許多人而言，信仰就如同成為個運動迷一樣！因為這滿足了他們對於歸屬感以及社群感的需求。」

這彼此間有關聯嗎？有人為了足球瘋狂，有的則為了信仰。這兩者有可能交會成為人們最深層的需求嗎？

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