IRANIAN ARRANGEMENTS FOR RAVI'S FAREWELL

GOLDEN CODGERS 18- EHL 13

The ball turns, the world turns, friends are coming, friends are leaving, but there is absolutely no question, however, that friendship -as the world today- revolves around a spinning ball. It is the passion we shared that brought us to play together for an entire semester; it is the idea that football is a joy for the eye as well as a feast for the body and the spirit that led us to toss around a pitch in all weathers. Now we are challenged by the good memories that Ravi's departure for the States (and tomorrow Matthew and Will's ones) sadly triggers on us; but we must keep in mind the amusement the different styles, expressions of the personality of each player, elicited during the last few months. In days of uniformity and obligatory conformation diversity is felt as more than necessary; and nothing can summarize it better than the last goal of Ravi with the Codgers: Amin to AliReza form Iran who sprinted in zig-zags on the field and set the "glide from Connecticut", who smoothly placed the ball in the goal reminiscing of Truman Capote' In Cold Blood. "IRANIAN ARRANGEMENT FOR RAVI" was the lucid prose Amin used to comment the outstanding goal. A real homage to football, a celebration of its multicolor and peaceful lights and the celebration of friendship and his beauties. No shadows this time: and not only because of the last hurray the Codgers managed to shout on the pitch; but more than ever for the happiness of the cheerful moments spent together.
The blogger speaks not only for himself- I hope- when saying that we played because we were and continued to be; we will always be in that pitch if not in flesh and bones, in sun and shadow; each in its style affirming the right of being different but also equal in friendship. In waving goodbye to all the Codgers there is sadness and melancholy, but nevertheless the unfathomable joy a German theologian found in all children: "I wouldn't explain happyness; I'd toss a child a ball and let him play".