Olympics

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,

can change the outer aspects of their lives."

William James

 In case you hadn't noticed, the 2020 Olympics are being held in Tokyo.

Yes, I know, it's 2021.

So why are they calling it the 2020 Olympics?

Beats me!

I have to admit, I could care less about these games this time around.

Is this just me?

I don't think so.

I think in general that like many other events of this nature, people are just not as interested as they once were.

The thrill of victory just doesn't seem to be as thrilling anymore.

The agony of defeat just isn't that agonizing.

Maybe we are a little numb to it all.

The media and corporate hype may play a part in dulling my attitude.

When everything is "extraordinary" and a spectacle, then nothing is extraordinary or special.

As a kid, I remember being glued to every single event they would televise.

This year I have not watched one.

The human interest stories are no longer interesting.

Many of them seem to be contrived if you ask me.

When did the competition become secondary to the skin color, sexual preference or any other cause celeb of the athletes?

It's such nonsense.

It's supposed to be about the competition not self- promotion and certainly not about advancing some social agenda.

I can remember racing to get the newspaper in the morning to see how many more medals America won and were we still kicking Russia's ass.

Sure we were captivated by any great individual performance no matter what country they came from.

However in the end, it was really all about one thing...

U.S.A. ....U.S.A.!

Japan 2020?

A big nothing burger in my eyes.

The Olympics will never go away.

To me, they just don't seem to mean much anymore.