The Older You Get, The More It Takes To Fill Your Heart With Wonder, And Only God Is Big Enough To Do That

The title is a quote of Ravi Zacharias paraphrasing thoughts of G.K. Chesterton.

I'm feeling this quote just as the Toronto Raptors won their first ever NBA championship last night.

Don't get me wrong. I'm happy they won. I do feel pride for my Toronto roots. For my hometown team.

But surprisingly, the moment wasn't what I was anticipating.

I think the anticipation of victory was more exciting than the victory itself.

I don't think basketball, the NBA, or being riveted on the NBA finals is sinful. But.... it just seems over hyped to me.

Was it just me, or did others feel that at the buzzer, it felt a little anticlimactic? Was it just me, or did people feel the destination seemed like it would be so fulfilling with high definition colours shining in thick rays? Was it just me, or did others feel that arriving at the destination seemed somewhat empty?

It felt like during this whole playoff run for the Raptors, competing for the NBA finals trophy was like fighting for an Avengers infinite stone. Only, when you got finally got it, it was, metaphorically, just a hollow, plastic trophy.

Ravi says something along the lines of "One of the loneliest times in life is when you just experienced what you thought would give you the ultimate satisfaction and it has let you down."

Mortal trophies. They rust.

I choose to train myself for an eternal championship with an eternal trophy that will keep shining in the age to come.