Health & Fitness
What Do Baseball & Healthcare Have in Common?
A year after the Giants took their first step toward their first World Series pennant in 56 years, I can still remember an important lesson I learned about baseball and one's choice of healthcare.
Although the Giants didn't make it to the playoffs, there's no reason we can relive the amazing post-season odyssey that began last year right about this time, which, for me, included this little revelation – and subsequent blog post – about my choice of health care…
The Giants Clinch, Lesson Learned.
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Someday I’ll be able to tell my kids and grandkids I was there.
I was there the day the Giants clinched the National League West, squeezing out a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres on the very last day of the season. I was there when Jonathan Sanchez drilled a Matt Latos fastball deep into the alley for a standup triple. I was there when Buster Posey punched the first pitch of the 8th inning into the left field bleachers. I was there when Brian Wilson blew a 95 mph heater past Will Venable to clinch the deal. I was there when the Giants won.
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Problem is, I’m a Padres fan.
It’s not that I’m not happy for all those 42,000+ Giants fans I was sitting with. I'm not upset about all the yelling and screaming and fist-pumping. It’s just not the outcome I was hoping for. I understand where they’re coming from and would expect the same of them if they were in my place.
Now, this may sound like a stretch, but in a sort of funny way what I saw on Sunday made me think about my choice of health care.
You see, for the last umpteen years I’ve relied solely upon prayer and my growing understanding of God for my health and general well being. Although that may not be what most other people would choose, that’s no reason for them to be upset. I would expect them to respect where I’m coming from, just as I respect where they’re coming from and what they choose to rely on for their health.
Giants and Padres fans alike were hoping for the same thing on Sunday; a win for their team and the promise of even greater glory in the post-season. In this same vein, those who turn to prayer for healing and those who rely on medical and other means of treatment have the same goal in mind; health, happiness, wholeness.
I doubt I’ll ever become a Giants fan. And its okay if none of those folks I sat with on Sunday start rooting for the Padres. But at least we can all enjoy a good game and maybe even learn a few things from each other. To me that’s all that really matters.
Play ball!
