You Get Out What You Put In
I have a friend who is watching sports now. He didn’t used to. He used to spend the summers holed up in the attic, recording rock music, reading fantasy novels, and growing his hair out. Not exactly the prime demographic to hit a sports bar on a Monday night for a basketball playoff game.
But that’s what he did last night.
We’ve gone to a few baseball games together now. I’m a big baseball fan. We watch the games and I talk his ear off about the strategy and the players. He’s coming to like baseball more than he ever did. But I’m pretty sure it’s not because of my sixteen-dollar-beer-on-an-empty-stomach baseball ramblings. It’s because of one simple truth.
You get out of it what you put into it.
Many things in life are an acquired taste. I didn’t realize this growing up. I wanted nights out and pop hits and first kisses. But there’s a slow burn that becomes more appealing in adulthood, when you realize you’ll have to find a way to keep yourself entertained for the next 60 years.
My friend is investing more time into sports these days. Because of that, he’s getting more enjoyment out of it. He’s learning the intricacies that makes things interesting. In the age of the ever-scroll, we’ve come to know a little about a lot. But the real meaning in life comes when we know a lot about a little.
If you aren’t sure why people love something so much, try pretending that you love it for a week. You might realize all the things you never knew about it, and yourself.
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