A soccer game is a kind of mini-life. When we send our children out on the field, we watch them go through an unpredictable condensed experience that mirrors human life as a whole.

Awareness of “we”, of those questions that successful and harmonious teams (and societies) are able to wrestle with, is a crucial element in the education that we need to pass to our children.

The degree to which future generations will enjoy a more equitable and just society depends on our ability to deal with our shortcomings and how we choose to represent ourselves.