Transcriber: Miray Bas Reviewer: Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Football is a fun game,
and I am extremely passionate about it.
It is one of the most-watched games in the history of the sporting world.
It is widely known across the world
with a lot of fans and supporters
who become united irrespective of their skin color,
religion,
and language,
as their main focus is to cheer their respective teams on to victory.
In football, every role is important,
as no role is more important than the other.
The strikers score goals, yes,
but the defenders support the goalkeeper
to make sure the opponent team does not score goals.
The midfielders, on the other hand, give those crosses
that support those goals that are being scored,
while the goalkeeper guards the post
to make sure the opponent team does not score goals.
Even the substitutes are important as well
because when a player gets injured, they are used to replace them.
Football is a good example of what each family member represents,
and the roles each person plays,
considering their strengths and weaknesses.
In a family,
the father,
the mother,
and the children
have their respective roles to play,
which they play to keep the family together.
Can you imagine a family
where the father is the only one running the house
and, at the same time, running his paid job
without the help and support of the mother?
That should be tasking and chaotic.
What about the mother running the house
without the presence and support of the father?
That should as well be exhausting and frustrating.
Again, the children,
wandering the streets
without the guidance and support of their parents,
will only breed irresponsible adults
who’ll become a nuisance in the society.
On the other hand,
can you imagine a family without children?
Who will take care of their parents at old age?
Who will take up that legacy or inheritance when they die?
Whom and who will bring fun and joy to the house
with their different temperaments?
This just goes to show how important every family member is,
and what color and flavor
each person brings to the bond that holds the family together.
Do not undermine each other’s roles.
Rather, supporting one another
will make family life easier and enjoyable
as everyone will be happy to play their roles
and will achieve success.
Just like in the world of football,
where team members come together with the aim of winning the game
by playing those different roles with their skills and expertise.
Thank you.