Football (American) is like real life (only moreso)

I live in the Southeastern USA, and here American football is a BIG, BIG thing.  Some strongly agree with the football coach who said,

"Football is not just a matter of life and death; it’s much more important than that” Henry Russell “Red” Sanders, UCLA football coach .

Just a week ago, our University American football team lost it's first match in over a year.  There was "...no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out." to quote what is likely the most famous baseball poem in history (1888).  It was a sad day indeed.  Our University of Alabama football team had won the US National Championship in 2009, and 2011 and everyone expected them to win again in 2012.  Now it looked doubtful, as the team had fallen from #1 to #4.

But, yesterday the top two teams both lost.  The #1 team lost to Baylor University, and the #2 team, The U of Oregon, lost in overtime to Stanford U.  Hope was restored.

"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important —like a league game or something."    DICK BUTKUS (Famous Am. Football player.)

"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."  VINCE LOMBARDI (Famous Am. Football coach.) 

Lessons learned:

•  No one is as good as they think they are.
• Everyone is within one mistake of failing miserably.
• Many of the things we take seriously, are not really so important.
• Most of us worship something of human creation (ourselves, our team, our company), and ignore the G^d of the Universe.
• We can determine WHAT we worship by examining where we spend our time, money, resources, and by what animates us.

G^d in His wisdom made us in His image.  He created us for worship.  We will  worship something, whether it be ourselves, our team, our success, or our Creator.

A very wise man once said,  "The fear of the L^rd is the beginning of wisdom."  What do you reckon that means?