Betrayal
Betrayal
The absence of a coach at the match played by the top male table-tennis player, Gao Ning, at the Olympic itself spark off much criticism. While it is not for outsiders to comment or decide on what has actually happened, and why the unfortunate situation actually arose, many felt for Gao Ning and the hurt he must have felt.
As a 3rd party, I guess and I figure, Gao Ning must have felt shocked, hurt and deeply betrayed. Shocked at how little value he perhaps must have held, in comparison to the 3 female players, which in actual fact all of them are representing the same shore ... hurt when it must have been evident that his opponents and others had fans and those they trust around them, and at the crucial moment where he needed support most, those whom he hoped would be there to cheer them on visibly disappear in thin air at that moment ... deeply betrayed by an act he had not at all anticipated, or in any sense prepared for.
For a man who have to obviously fight back his tears when spoken to, I reckon the hurt felt must have been really really deep, and the wound cut must have driven really really wide and sore. Although it seems that apologies had been extended, and Gao Ning has also seemed to have accepted the apologies according to reports, I believe things will never be the same again.
Just like someone trying to mend pieces of shattered mirror to make it whole again, the crack will be there and no matter how things return to normal, they will never be the same again. And the reality and fact about someone experiencing betrayal is that - the incident will haunt them over and over again, the hurt will be uncover now and then, the confidence in people and themselves will be shaken ...
Jesus Himself went through the agony of being betrayed by someone very dear and close to Him, someone who spent 3 years with Him. Much as He knew the weaknesses of his betrayer, He was still willing to associate and relate to him. In fact, Jesus Himself had also cautioned his betrayer since he foreknew the act, but alas! his betrayer went ahead to do what he thought was justifiable and right. If there's someone who can empathize with the hurt Gao Ning has felt, it would really be Jesus Himself. Careless mistakes, careless man, one second is all it takes ... for any betrayal to happen.
I'm not an ardent fan of any sports, but when I read about what Gao Ning went through, my heart just went right out to him. And I pray that the Lord will heal him of this injuiry that careless others had inflicted on him, intentionally or unintentionally.
The absence of a coach at the match played by the top male table-tennis player, Gao Ning, at the Olympic itself spark off much criticism. While it is not for outsiders to comment or decide on what has actually happened, and why the unfortunate situation actually arose, many felt for Gao Ning and the hurt he must have felt.
As a 3rd party, I guess and I figure, Gao Ning must have felt shocked, hurt and deeply betrayed. Shocked at how little value he perhaps must have held, in comparison to the 3 female players, which in actual fact all of them are representing the same shore ... hurt when it must have been evident that his opponents and others had fans and those they trust around them, and at the crucial moment where he needed support most, those whom he hoped would be there to cheer them on visibly disappear in thin air at that moment ... deeply betrayed by an act he had not at all anticipated, or in any sense prepared for.
For a man who have to obviously fight back his tears when spoken to, I reckon the hurt felt must have been really really deep, and the wound cut must have driven really really wide and sore. Although it seems that apologies had been extended, and Gao Ning has also seemed to have accepted the apologies according to reports, I believe things will never be the same again.
Just like someone trying to mend pieces of shattered mirror to make it whole again, the crack will be there and no matter how things return to normal, they will never be the same again. And the reality and fact about someone experiencing betrayal is that - the incident will haunt them over and over again, the hurt will be uncover now and then, the confidence in people and themselves will be shaken ...
Jesus Himself went through the agony of being betrayed by someone very dear and close to Him, someone who spent 3 years with Him. Much as He knew the weaknesses of his betrayer, He was still willing to associate and relate to him. In fact, Jesus Himself had also cautioned his betrayer since he foreknew the act, but alas! his betrayer went ahead to do what he thought was justifiable and right. If there's someone who can empathize with the hurt Gao Ning has felt, it would really be Jesus Himself. Careless mistakes, careless man, one second is all it takes ... for any betrayal to happen.
I'm not an ardent fan of any sports, but when I read about what Gao Ning went through, my heart just went right out to him. And I pray that the Lord will heal him of this injuiry that careless others had inflicted on him, intentionally or unintentionally.
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