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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Thank You Mr. Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane will be remembered for a while, and then will be forgotten; newer amusements come in and the older ones fade out leaving fairly respectable impressions on the history records. Voices rise and are deafened by louder ones; all that remains is an old crack on the tablets of fame and greatness. These tablets are relabeled with new inscriptions and are hardly scanned for the underlying layers by the eye of the next generation thread. But for those who are barely blindfolded from irrational emotions that create history, the present will mean more than just history for them when their present visions materialize – in their self-controlled future.

A man is all about discipline and control. Even under the hardest of his times he is know by the emotions he puts on display which by all means are the premise of his character. He may be successful as a millionaire, always shine giving out the light of his mastery, or be an articulate genius, but he is hardly then a man of wisdom if he can’t control his emotions.

Realizing the Sunday’s event as a lesson to be learnt from a compromise done on emotional discipline, I travel through the idea of enrichment of any edible tuberous root such as a sweet potato which grows inside the earth surrounded by the dirtiest mud and is taken out to be relished by the human tongue. The point here is that though it was surrounded by unsavory, it comes out as a gift from the nature. Though this is not an error committed by the nature, it shows how nature absorbs from something unpalatable. And it is not an idea it is a law.

The lesson to be learnt from a fallacy committed in a way trains us not to become committed to any such behavior. Zidane teaches us the consequences of being uncontrolled and undisciplined. It was a match that would have probably been won by the French soccer team but with the exit of Zizou, apart from losing the captain – the French fountainhead, the team players were possibly demoralized and might have lost the zeal and conviction required to win. Zidane, being 34 years of age is expected to be rational and think before he could act – before coming to a conclusion that he has the right to attack a player from the opposite team on the field. He did prove that it is lot easier to feel than to think.

It is no doubt a matter of deep concern taking the verbal duels, mudslinging and vulgarity directed at the core subject of racialism and inhuman values; it is sad that such an act was carried out by an Italian player expected of class. It is obvious that any normal human being under such pressure would get provoked and turn aggressive. But was the objective of Zidane in the field that day was anything else rather than winning the match for his country? Is it true that he did put some things above a victory for his nation? Were a few unreadable comments larger than a nation that bowed in front of him and hoped that he would get them a joy billion times more than the price of that cup? Zidane has exhibited the so called anti-moral anti-society individualism ruling over the so preferred collectivism.

This was the 14th time that Zidane was given a red card and not to forget the one he got playing Saudi Arabia. Having played over a 100 matches, he is expected to be a mature sportsperson having only the team in his mind and not any traces of personal feelings – at least when he is playing a world cup final match. I am sure this was not the first time that a racialist comment was thrown at him. Did he not learn from his past experiences? Did he think it was fine for him to take up such a thing at such a nervy moment? Or was he waiting for such a thing to happen before his departure so that he can take a final revenge? He could have done so much against racialism after taking an honorable retirement and could have dedicated his life for the betterment of the underprivileged.

My regards for him shall never change and he will remain as my favorite all through my time. I am sure to forget his last match and remember him as a genius footballer. But apart form all this I learn from him that a personal aggression intended to defend a personal comment can cost a world cup final match – can break a billion hearts. I learn that though a man can reach the threshold of personal success, a single mistake from his side can destroy all the life that exists in the small moments of glory when he can just break into a high of incredible pleasure of joy. I learn that a man who cannot control himself can end up loosing a dream at the final level of gratification.

I denounce the Italian who was the evil and I disapprove of Zidane who committed an evil act. Perhaps it takes more than a Zidane to prove that humans can be perfect. Zidane was closer to perfection and he shall always be adored for what he was.


Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidane
 
posted by xubayr at 2:03:00 PM | Permalink |


3 Comments:


  • At 2:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous

    yes true but with a wrong conclusion ... i agree with u tht zidane shudnt hav attacked materatzzi at that crucial junction of the game. however according to latest reports, said by zidane himself, he attacked him wen the italian player insulted his mom n sister not once nor twice but many times.zidane is a human and wat he did was perhaps something any other person wud do.tho i agree tht it mite hav cost the match and god alone knows wat he was thinking before attacking him.however i conclude tht Zidane, tho france dint win the world cup, tho u hav got urself a bad image ... i say i wud hav given away 100 world "cups" just to see the head butt given to materattzzi 4 that insult.u r the greatest player france has seen n u will always be in the hearts of the people all over the world 4 wat u hav done.a thing that wont be forgotten very soon.And ya ...Go France .. Go Zidane... Italy U SUCK....
    POSTED "UNANIMOUSLY AND UNITEDLY" BY THE PUBLIC OF FRANCE

     
  • At 12:57 AM, Blogger mohammed ahmed

    i would just need a bit of clarification here.what du mean by "it takes more than a zidane to prove that man is PERFECT".not the entire sentence but just that word "perfect".du u mean a perfect man is he who doesn't retaliate when abused.and du u think it will be better if i say "perfectly humble" instead of "perfect"

     
  • At 1:36 PM, Blogger xubayr

    My feedback to the 3 comments -

    1) When you are the captain of a soccer team that is being watched all over the world and has millions of concerns, you are there to play football and win the game, not to think about who says some crap about your mother or sister. If words can make so much difference, then this world would have been a different place.

    2)"It takes more than a Zidane to prove that a man can be PERFECT." The whole of my blog - Flowing Emotions answers this. In short - the combination of the words in the inverted commas above is exactly what I believe and there is nothing hidden behind it. No double talk!

    3) Thnx :)


    Sorry for the late replies!
    And thnx for commenting.

     


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