PASADO Y PRESENTE
Te invito a que viajemos juntos por el tiempo un instante. Si naciste en el
siglo o milenio pasado, y tuviste la oportunidad de jugar en la famosa cuarta o
bien en el plantel superior, te acordarás de lo que te voy a contar.
La camiseta con la que jugabas al Rugby duraba años. Tú mamá o abuela te la
zurcían por todos lados para que el sábado o domingo esté intacta.
Cuando llovía, pesaban 5 kg más. Además, era raro ver a los jugadores con la
misma intensidad de color en sus camisetas. Y ni hablar si el modelo era a
rayas, todas tenían un ancho diferente.
Cuando viajabas a jugar fuera de tu ciudad generalmente le pasaba algo al
transporte: si no arrancaba debíamos todos, como en un scrum, empujar para que
funcione, o bien, si se quedaba a mitad de camino nos debíamos bajar todos al
costado de la ruta para esperar horas a que venga otro bus a buscarnos. Hermosos
y divertidos momentos vividos.
Ahora te invito a que viajes a la actualidad y observes las camisetas, son todas
iguales, con la mejor calidad del mercado, pegadas al cuerpo y livianitas como
una pluma. Ni hablar del transporte, con TV, asientos reclinables, aire
acondicionado, cereales, frutas, bebidas que aportan electrolitos y
carbohidratos para una hidratación más completa.
El Rugby fue y es SORPRENDENTE. Como adultos sugiero seguir trabajando en
los jóvenes para que VALOREN todo
los que tienen y no le demos posibilidad alguna a que digan “dejé
de jugar por sentir que TENGO TODO pero LLENO DE NADA”.
Vamos
x más x mucho más
Mgter
Alejandro F Pascual
Editor:
Mgter Josefina Pascual Montenegro
Pd: Gracias Lucas por enseñarme a adaptar tan importante reflexión
PAST & PRESENT
Let’s go back in time for a moment. If you were
born last century or last millennium and had the chance to play in the well-known
“cuarta” (as juvenile divisions were called back then) or in superior
squad, you’ll remember about what I’m about to tell.
The shirt for playing rugby would last for
years. Your mom or grandma would mend it everywhere so that on Saturdays it
would be intact.
When it rained, they weighted 5 more kilos. Besides,
it was unusual to see players with the same color intensity in their shirts. And
if the model was stripped, all strips were different.
When travelling to play out of town, usually
something was wrong with the bus: if it didn’t turn on, we would push it, like
in a scrum, so that it would work, or, if the engine stopped in the middle of
the road, we would all stand at the side or the route and wait for hours for
other bus to come get us.
Now, Iet’s come to the present and watch the
shirts: all the same, the best quality in the market, clinging to the figure
and light as a feather. Buses with TV, reclining seats, air conditioner,
cereals, fruits, drinks providing electrolytes and carbs for a complete hydration.
Rugby was and still is AMAIZING. As grownups I suggest teaching younger
generations to APPRECIATE everything they have and save them from thinking “I gave up playing
because I feel I HAVE
EVERYTHING but I’m FILLED WITH NOTHING”.
Vamos x más x mucho más
Mgter Alejandro F Pascual
Editor:
Mgter Josefina Pascual Montenegro
Translated by Ma. Belén Mattaloni
PS: Thanks Lucas for teaching me to adapt such
a deep reflection
PAST & PRESENT
Let’s go back in time for a moment. If you were
born last century or last millennium and had the chance to play in the well-known
“cuarta” (as juvenile divisions were called back then) or in superior
squad, you’ll remember about what I’m about to tell.
The shirt for playing rugby would last for
years. Your mom or grandma would mend it everywhere so that on Saturdays it
would be intact.
When it rained, they weighted 5 more kilos. Besides,
it was unusual to see players with the same color intensity in their shirts. And
if the model was stripped, all strips were different.
When travelling to play out of town, usually
something was wrong with the bus: if it didn’t turn on, we would push it, like
in a scrum, so that it would work, or, if the engine stopped in the middle of
the road, we would all stand at the side or the route and wait for hours for
other bus to come get us.
Now, Iet’s come to the present and watch the
shirts: all the same, the best quality in the market, clinging to the figure
and light as a feather. Buses with TV, reclining seats, air conditioner,
cereals, fruits, drinks providing electrolytes and carbs for a complete hydration.
Rugby was and still is AMAIZING. As grownups I suggest teaching younger
generations to APPRECIATE everything they have and save them from thinking “I gave up playing
because I feel I HAVE
EVERYTHING but I’m FILLED WITH NOTHING”.
Vamos x más x mucho más
Mgter Alejandro F Pascual
Translated by Ma. Belén Mattaloni
PS: Thanks Lucas for teaching me to adapt such
a deep reflection
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