There are times in life when you feel like the guy standing in the slip position in a World Cup match. Now what I mean by that is that you are on your toes and you only have enough time to respond to the situation at ‘present’. And the situation at present can be a ball approaching at any angle, at any distance, at any speed….and all you can do is to just trust your instincts and throw yourself at the ball with a fierce hope that you’ll hold on to it!
Of course you catch some and miss some (though being the World Cup you’re supposed to catch all & criticism from some corner – or somewhere in your own head is assured if you miss). But the advantage of being in this position (although your toes might ache being pressed into service for so long) is that you are always in the present.
You don’t have time to brood over the past – your choices, your relationships BLAH BLAH….and you definitely can’t plan anything too far in the future because the next ball is just round the corner. And of course no time for any heady philosophy!
However, what you often struggle with is to leave the ‘catches & misses’ on the field when you go back to the dressing room. To not stay up nights regretting the prized catch or anticipating a fierce batsman in the next match.
And then you try & come up with techniques to be a binary circuit which goes 1 when required & is in ‘zero’ (a starry eyed oblivion) for rest of the time – in a world where time & space cease to exist so that you can regain your energies for the next fearless dive…
But wait, the drinks break is over, it’s time to get back to 1….100%...the next ball is just about to be bowled, so back to business… :-)
