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Originally Posted by GailH
 I root for a professional baseball team that hasn't won a World Series in several decades. When I was young I saw them win twice but didn't appreciate it as much as I would not because I didn't realize what they had accomplished. It happened very quickly after I started following this team. I fear that I will die before they win another World Series. They have a slight chance this year--but I would think it probably won't happen. As a Christian I know that I am sinning because I am making something a god. I'm also not putting my trust in God that things will turn out as they should. I know that it is for entertainment and should not be my life. I am blowing up something that in the long run isn't important. A few years ago my team lost a Game 163 and I went through serious depression and had "flashbacks" from it for two years. I don't want that to happen again. I don't want to get into a sports discussion. I want to remove this wall. I want to know what I can do. I have taken it to God and confessed that I am making a god of something that I should not. I am asking for direction in this. |
Red Sox fan here. I know what you mean. I know so many that lived their lives without seeing that 2004 win.
When thousands of people are going through an impassioned feeling of yearning, difficult to cast aside as an individual experience.
How much have you been immersing yourself?
I'm currently, going through watching from a distance of a horrendous season. I was fortunate to be old enough to cherish the couple wins I saw.
If you aren't given a terminal time frame, then I say, don't give up hope, yet, for your team. Might be frustrating never knowing if you'll experience that in your fan community, but don't give up hope, you never know.
Know how many times, before 2004, I heard, Maybe this will be the year?
