The day ended with a soccer game –
Santos versus Golden Arrow. Without actually taking notice of it before the
game I suddenly realized at some point during the match that today´s theme of a
unity coincidentally – or somehow maybe consciously – was brought all the way
to the stand. We were a group, represented by both Project Playground and Play
on Wheels AND one of the participants from Play on Wheels. And we were having
an amazing time- together, as a smaller unity of Project Playground. The
feeling of “us and them” was completely vanished. Obviously the workshop
earlier today made a great impact on our perceptions of each other. But I would
also give some credit of this wonderful communion to the soccer. I am not a
soccer fan, but I have to admit that it is a sport that creates a genuine sense
of togetherness. In addition to manage to join Project Playground and Play on
Wheels in a very organic way, our group had all of a sudden grown to include
the people sitting next to us. They were children from another race, with
another color, speaking another language. But just like in the perfect unity our
differences implied fantastic assets rather than obstacles. Together we had
more fun than we would have had without each other. But I would probably never
had met this kids if it wasn´t for the soccer.
To sum up this day, I have more than any time before understood the
power of unity. Many thanks to Project Playground/Play on Wheels and to Santos/Golden
Arrow for this enlightenment!
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