But not always in an airheady, we can't play sports or think with our brains kind of way. This post is inspired by yet another coed soccer match where a guy made a sexist comment. To get my rant out of the way since that isn't what this blog is about one, why are you playing in a COED league if you think girls are inferior and you don't want to play with them? And two, honestly, the majority of the girls are way better and have played at a way higher level than you. Sorry, I have low tolerance for the male ego. Or perhaps a high tolerance and after awhile it boils over.
Now that I got that out I can move onto the fun part. Which is relevant whether you're a gal or a dude (with an ego or not). Fun is often conceptualized as something to do when we aren't working on serious things. And serious things are more highly valued in our society. Oh, those Puritans! They're work ethic is HILARIOUS! Hilarious because it appears that those who are most successful in their careers followed their passions, truly love what they do, and are having a damn fantastic time doing it even if they're addressing "serious" issues. And they aren't wasting their time. They're using their brains, creativity, talents and skills. And frequently the world benefits from their fun. Think Bill Gates, dude from Facebook (whose name I should know because I use facebook and saw the movie), the Dalai Lama, U2, Oprah. Many of these people are also closely scrutinized and criticized but I think that's more out of jealousy than anything. Perhaps if we all made doing what we most enjoy more of a priority we wouldn't have a thing to be jealous about?
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