Good for what ails you

Once again soccer has come to the rescue. I have been sick with the flu and have down and out for a days. I do not get sick very often and when it happens, as my mother can surely attest, I am not the most pleasant person to be around.

I was feeling slightly better on Monday but still down on my luck when I received a phone call from my coworker Carlos. Last week he said there was a possibility of playing soccer this week but it was still uncertain. There are all kinds of small sided ´canchas´ for ´fútbol sala´ around and he told me we reserved space to play that night. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity and hopped on a bus to Liberia.

I felt a little weak and sluggish but it was still so much fun to run around and play for a bit. We had the space for an hour but I was drenched with sweat after five minutes. It´s 4v4 plus goalies in a space slightly smaller than a basketball court and it felt great to work hard and sweat out most of my cold. We ended up tying 18 - 18 after an hour´s play and I even scored a good goal.

I spent the night at Carlos´ house in Liberia and went with him to work in the morning. I am still in the final throws of being sick and another day should do it. My overall personal state (physically and psychologically) has improved significantly which has only reinforced my belief that soccer is my go to cure-all. And what´s the overaching lesson to be gleaned from the experience, you might ask: soccer is good for what ails you.