Day12-ResuscitateHumanity-1.2.4
SCORING: International Ice Skating
(reference: Beijing 2004 ISU Grand Prix Final Sports, Broadcast Sept12/2005, ESPN, chn140DishNetwork)
This is a fascinating subject that brings up MANY CONTEMPORARY ISSUES we do NOT discuss in HELL.
1) Discipline
2) Bias
3) Beauty
4) Sport-comparisons
5) Technical vs Artistry
See that? And I am by NO MEANS AN EXPERT. Just 'some guy' looking, watching and being thoroughly touched to the CORE of my BEING, by people I do not know, have never met and most likely never will.
DISCUSS-ITEM-1: 'Discipline'
Okay, so what is 'discipline?' It's the actual LOVE/NURTURE/FORMULA used in PERFORMING/REHEARSING a specified 'sport/instrument/activity.'
Simple, huh? We're NOT talking about 'caning people,' here, let's make that CLEAR. However, how is one COACHED into arriving at the 'desired degree' of 'discipline?'
Fascinating, isn't it? Beat them? Yell at them? Lock 'em up and FORCE them? Who knows ... I'm ASKING ... inquiring minds want to know. I have seen 'all that crap' in my own personal experiences, so the BEST teachers/mentors/coaches that I have worked with, personally, ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE through the nurturing/mentoring of SELF-EXPRESSION, withOUT force/harm/belittling-guilts. That usually means rewarding EXCELLENCE.
So, how to 'discourage' 'non-excellence?' Interesting, isn't it? 'Slipper-slope' or not? NOT. Why? Environment determines your 'coaching/mentoring/teaching' style. If you work with YELLERS, you YELL. If you work with 'ho-hummers,' you 'ho-humm.' Generally, not ALWAYS ... generally. Therefore, the EXAMPLE of mentoring/nurturing, is VITAL to PROPER COMMUNICATION between MENTOR and PERFORMER.
Do you lock them in cages and ONLY LET THEM OUT when you want to FORCE them to 'perform/rehearse?' Doesn't sound very 'encouraging' to me, personally ... but that's my OPINION alone. I suspect the mentors/teachers/coaches/teachers are VERY CONCERNED their MostValuableTreasures are ALWAYS SAFE, and tend to be 'overly-protective.' I do NOT have YOUR answer to THAT. If, on the 'off-chance,' I found myself in the 'mentor/coach/nurturer/teacher' ROLE, I'd probably CONSULT with as many other COACHING_FORMULAS as possible to 'expand my mind' and EXPERIMENT a bit until I found something that CAUSED THE LEAST FRICTION.
DISCUSS ITEM-2: 'Bias'
This is tough business. I really had to analyze this. See, I do not know how to SCORE skaters. So, I'm sitting here watching PERFORMERS. I'm now discussing the 'ice-dancing-pairs' PERFORMANCES.
I found that my 'Western-trained-eye' looks for things that I find to be PERSONALLY ATTRACTIVE, thus adding 'bias' or BAGGAGE to PERFORMANCES. So, what ELSE do I look for? And how to JUDGES at COMPETITIONS, especially OLYMPIC COMPETITIONS, strip away that BAGGAGE and give a 'fair' score?
Is it possible? Fascinating, isn't it?
So, I watched and 'saw/experienced' things that JUDGES overlook, see. Like what? Well, for example, when a PERFORMING_PAIR does a 'triple-axle,' for EXAMPLE, or 'triple-toe-loop,' and one of the two puts their hand down on the ice AFTER THE FACT, why isn't some 'partial point' given to the PERFORMER that did it 'flawlessly,' and some 'partial-point' to the PERFORMER that did it 'pretty damned good?' Weird, isn't it? Instead, the entire JUMP is scored as ZERO, thus berating the PERFORMERS overall MOTIVATIONAL ENERGY, ignoring the LOVE/DISCIPLINE that went into the actual opportunity to PERFORM for YOU.
I like it FAST -- with slow-interludes BUILDING to GREATER HEIGHTS, repeatedly. EXCITEMENT, see. And don't you get the chills when one of the PERFORMERS is literally THROWN through the AIR? That's why the stronger performer is so CAREFUL, and the COACHING/MENTORING/TEACHING so VITAL.
It all goes hand-in-hand, see. Caring, kind people, and we love THOSE kinds of people. We really do. AllOfUs/AllOfYou, and we see HumanityFamily's BEST EXAMPLES HERE, teaching YOU and everyone else what life is about, and how to do it SAFELY.
But it even gets MORE COMPLICATED: the PERFORMERS chosen, why are THOSE PERFORMERS CHOSEN, specifically? Huh? Is it 'cuteness-factor' from the BEGINNING? Doesn't that discriminate against those 'ugly-people?' Is it the very REASON they went to camps at age-4 or age-6 or WHATEVER, because 'these possible performers' have greater 'cuteness-factor' that is more appealing to the 'Western-trained-eye' whom will MOST LIKELY be the JUDGES?
Fascinating, isn't it? See how subtle BIAS really is/can be?
Further, what about those PERFORMING PAIRS? We obviously need a 'larger-stronger' PERFORMER and a very small, 'lighter-in-weight' PERFORMER. Does that automatically DISQUALIFY by gender, thusly discriminating against PEOPLE within the HumanityFamily? Has there EVER been OTHER GENDERS represented? WHY? On WHAT BASIS is this DISCRIMINATION being CONDUCTED?
Weird, isn't it? Fascinating. But HONEST.
DISCUSS ITEM-3: 'Beauty'
You can't see the faces ... you can't see the crotches ... you can't see ANY OF THAT ... while they are in motion and PERFORMING -- so move BEYOND that CrotchPsychology crap: we are looking at the sharing of the LOVE/DISCIPLINE of very dedicated PERFORMERS for YOU, personally. And that's where the BEAUTY is -- not the individual -- not the 'gender' -- not ANY OF THAT -- so don't get 'lost' in just those tiny microcosms of the BIG PICTURE.
The 'big picture' is the PERFORMANCE and it's WONDERFUL, regardless of 'missed-landing' or 'singled-triple' or ANY OF THAT. We want to see the EXCITEMENT, the MOTION, the COSTUMES, the ENERGY PROJECTED through the EXPERIENCE, through TIME/SPACE, into the CORE of our BEINGS withOUT BAGGAGE. And what's that tell us? How shallow we are -- eh? It sure does. So let's be CAREFUL when EVALUATING PERFORMANCE, be it in ice-dancing or music or news-broadcasts (not 'stories' but 'reports') or sports or speech or race-driving or just-driving or ANYTHING ELSE.
And we see that 'EXCELLENCE' is differentiated from 'BEAUTY,' it transcends the 'cuteness-factors' and biases. It really does. I wonder if the JUDGES see it that way, ya' think? Hmmmm ... fascinating.
DISCUSS ITEM-4: 'Sport-Comparisons'
Do we need a huge pile of reports to EVALUATE BEAUTY? PERFORMANCE? EXPERIENCE? I'm just asking -- that's all -- just asking, because my inquiring mind wants to know -- doesn't yours? So, here's my THOUGHTS: there IS beauty in ice skating, figure skating, ice dance, etc., to ME PERSONALLY. I do NOT see beauty in the endless piles of rules that kids don't understand when being indoctrinated into FOOTBALL_WORSHIP (not soccer). A kid sees a soccer ball and UNDERSTANDS THAT -- they fall asleep during football and baseball games, and so do/did I. I'm the twit that ran the WRONG WAY WITH THE BALL AND SCORED! No kidding -- I did that. TWICE, different sports. But I didn't have anyone to sit through endless hours of watching it on TV attempting to explain huge piles of reports/rules to me -- as a result, I had no idea how to play the game. I do now -- but it wasn't one of those EXPERIENCES where you see/feel/hear/experience BEAUTY UNFOLDING in it's intricate SIMPLICITIES. See the difference?
BEAUTY is EXPERIENCED, and sitting around waiting for your neighbors to show you 'when to clap/cheer,' is NONE OF THAT. Now, you know what 'cheerleaders' are for -- to PROGRAM A PAVLOVIAN RESPONSE at conditional moments, concocting energy, not creating it. There really IS a difference and we IGNORE IT in our self-back-patting of 'bestofthebestofthebest' nonsense that has turned a blind-eye to REALITY while concocting an illusion of life, instead of life-itself.
This is one of those little 'jewels' that people will HAMMER me on their damnable CrossesOfShame merely for MENTIONING, because in HELL, you are CENSORED from sharing FREE_THOUGHTS, without being whipped/beaten-down with LABELS of INTOLERANCE, such as: 'disgruntled.' The ANSWERS are OBVIOUS and they are ALWAYS IN THE COMPLAINTS, which are IGNORED in HELL and therefore no REAL ADVANCEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE -- just a perpetuation of 'status quo,' which is stagnation, which is DeathWorship. LIFE GROWS/THRIVES -- it CANNOT BE SQUEALCHED without SERIOUS PROBLEMS. Now, take a look at THIS SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS and try to wiggle-out of THAT.
DISCUSS ITEM-5: 'Technical vs Artistry'
The 'artistry' is in the BEAUTY, made manifest simply, and shared in the excitement, energy, sounds, visuals and overall experience -- NO EXPLANATIONS NECESSARY -- no reports, no files, no books, no encyclopedias, no 'night-school,' NONE OF THAT. The ARTISTRY is the fluidity of the PERFORMER's ENERGY SHARED WITH YOU, personally.
So, what if it does NOTHING for YOU, personally? Does it INVALIDATE the ARTISTRY?
Fascinating, isn't it? I've seen performances that I thought, 'sucked.' You probably have too. But did you IGNORE THE BEAUTY, thus dismissing it AND THE PERFORMER'S LOVE/DISCIPLINE? Did you hammer the performer to your CrossOfShame because you THOUGHT it 'sucked?' Or, did you LOVE them for SHARING? There's the ARTISTRY, see.
TECHNICAL - and this gets complex, where only those with the SKILLS and EXPERIENCE/WISDOM are capable of making these types of 'calls.' They have their 'reports' and it's up to them to decypher that babble and figure out a way to convey their SCORES/INTERPRETATION to YOU, personally. Sometimes, it gets more complicated than necessary. But it's THEIR UNIVERSE, and they are sharing their own LOVE/LIFE/ENERGY with YOU, personally as they INTERPRET it. Is it so complicated it's boring? Well, that shows THEM where to IMPROVE. TELL THEM, kindly, gently.
What about Technical-Artistry? Now, this is indeed fascinating because now we have a situation where the EXPERIENCED/WISE PERFORMER BRIDGES ELEMENTS where tiny 'flaws' to the 'technical-experts' MAY exist. That IS artistry, literally. Sometimes YOU see it -- sometimes, it's so subtle that ONLY the WISE are capable of noticing. So, how important is it to the PERFORMANCE?
VITAL to CONTESTS -- not EXHIBITS -- just CONTESTS and GROWTH/LIFE/NURTURE, the OPPOSITE of STATUSQUO/STAGNATION/DEATHWORSHIP.
Contests are so motivational that even the 'weakest' TRY to 'out-do' the 'strongest.' Should we 'ridicule' their EFFORTS? Should we hammer them to a CrossOfShame because they are NOT 'perfect?' Should we pull the rug out from under their self-esteem, pride and personal-development, sabotauging their LIFE/NURTURE/ADVANCEMENT/GROWTH?
Just my OPINIONS -- my THOUGHTS -- my 'WONDER' -- my 'scientist-mind' EXPERIENCING LIFE and sharing my opinions. What now? Whip me for it because YOU are so 'right,' so 'positive,' that my FreedomOfSpeech/FreedomOfExpression and FreeWill should be CENSORED, PROVING your INTOLERANCE and HATRED of LIFE, thus PROVING YOU WORSHIP_DEATH?
Hmmmm ... interesting, isn't it? Fascinating, indeed. So, before you start your damnable 'carpentry' on ME, personally, censoring and therefore hammering me up on your CrossOfShame, perhaps you can write up your 'positive-ABSOLUTES' and DICTATE them for the rest of us, eh?
Fascinating, indeed -- and THEN SOME. What RU thinking about right NOW? ME? Then you are PROVING HATRED. Wanna try 'thinking' again? -- staying 'focused' on the TOPIC instead of CrotchPsychology and DeathWorship? Or, are you really THAT 'negative?'
Interesting discussion -- lots to be gleened from THIS PAGE.
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