One powerful kill, one powerful swing, one powerful hit, one powerful dunk… it seems like men live for these moments. I was watching the NCAA men’s volleyball finals with my hubby the other night. One of the men went up for a kill and before you had the chance to enjoy his approach, he had already reached 12 feet in the air and pounded the ball straight to the floor. With the magic of DVR, we watched it over and over, amazed at the power that could be focused so precisely. Of course, we see this a lot in our sports home. It’s what makes the Top 10 on Sports Center, power and precision. We have watched the greatest baseball catches over and over; the greatest tackles that are more like a semi hitting a bird on the freeway. We have all made the “oooooh!” reaction to the greatest dunks. It’s what men live for; the power of a real life superhero.
Could our hubbies be trying to tell us something when they say, “Hey honey, watch this!” As much as we sometimes want to say, “Hey honey, I have laundry to do!” maybe something more powerful would be to sit and watch. Give that powerful hit time to sink in. I think it’s safe to say that men want to be the real life superhero. Maybe not in volleyball or basketball but in life. The don’t want to be blocked or run over. They want to harness the power that makes a difference in their game of life. They want to be the one who gets the pass on a last second shot or stops the play at the one yard line. They want to feel like their choice has meaning; that we need them when the pressure is on.
Whatever it is he wants you to watch, watch it. The power and precision he is showing you is himself. It has always been him.