https://youtu.be/ULj7ORh2MWY?t=64

They may decide to uphold the red card, thus vindicate the ref, to try and protect him from further abuse. We shall see….

I wonder whether this sort of thing has been investigated. I’ve seen at least one man apparently going through what seemed like hellish emotion during take-off and after, doubling up in anguish. And a few times I’ve had to breathe deeply and slowly for at least 5 or 10 minutes at similar times on flights, feeling at risk of panic, not due to a fear of crashing but more to do with a feeling of being trapped, as well as a regret at leaving behind special circumstances, specifically a love situation, returning to living alone. Probably resonating with early childhood stuff.

P.S:
Absolutely, never a red! Surely it’ll be overthrown?

P.P.S:
For those who don’t know, Dennis Bergkamp was a truly great footballer, a player who consistently evoked gasps of wonder at his skill and grace. As in these few examples…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJ9fCeLpcw

This discussion has reminded me that Dennis Bergkamp would’ve been told umpteen times that air travel is much safer than road, yet he still preferred a long car trip (even more risky) than a much shorter time in the air for European away games.

It seems, if Dennis engages with his mind, he’s haunted by the risk, if he doesn’t use his mind, he won’t see the folly of his decision.

Btw…Never a red card.

I merely choose not to be confronted with the violence, wars, crimes and disasters on a daily basis. Sometimes reminders come along anyway, and I consider that quite enough. A few months ago a body was dredged out of a local canal, of an 18 year old Syrian woman who had been the target of an honour killing by her family. Sheesh….

As for being influenced by reading thrillers and watching detective stories, well, there’s always plenty of such mental and emotional opium available for anyone who wants a temporary escape from reality. I believe it’s known as ‘entertainment’ (lol). There’s a place for that too but it’s bad news if it’s taken too seriously, eg football, an arena that’s brings out so much madness in its fans. I mean, sending death threats to a referee and his family for a controversial sending-off of a player at the weekend!

If you look just at the things you really know — what you yourself have experienced in your life — the world suddenly becomes happier and safer than you thought.

Yes, NP, but there’s a difference between allowing oneself to become obsessive about perceived threats and simply being under no illusions about the sort of world we’re in. Perceiving danger is a basic faculty for survival and has its place unless one wishes to remain in a state of naive innocence, a childishly ignorant fool.

It’s said that the internet is slowly becoming inundated with AI-generated slop, meaning material of low quality and relevance. It’s tempting to play with AI and put its stuff out there, but whether it is really good for the signal-to-noise ratio remains to be seen.

I’ve been contemplating happiness today. Someone said to “be wary of unhappy Buddhists, because they haven’t really been practising, they are just being intellectual.” I feel that is true, that real practice carries one towards happiness and kindness.

It is getting caught up in the mind that brings one towards projecting images of worry and fear into the future. These things have nothing to do with the here-and-now, and everything to do with the mind’s underlying restlessness, looking for threats.