Exactly 20 years ago, on this very day, that night a little boy sat watching the Champions League final while his whole family was asleep…
At that point, AC Milan—the world's strongest team then—led 3-0. Everyone thought it was settled. Many fans of the other team switched off their televisions, accepting a sad ending.
Yet that boy had a very strange feeling, a very firm belief. Somehow, he simply knew that the team trailing would be the true champions when the match ended. At halftime, he went onto a well-known forum and wrote it down, amid mockery and doubt.
But then, a miracle truly happened.
Everything unfolded just like that.
That night, the boy's heart decided he would become a supporter of this team, because he had fallen in love with the spirit it represented—the spirit of rebirth, even in the darkest moment. From then on, the anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone” remained in his heart.
20 years passed.
This year, on his trip to England, the father brought his son along. Before the trip, he had not expected to have the opportunity to watch a late-season football match. Yet at 11.000 meters above the ground, aboard a Qatar Airways flight, a spontaneous decision was made: the process of booking tickets for father and son to watch a match between two champions began.
Only upon reaching the legendary Anfield stadium did he suddenly realize: match day fell exactly 20 years after the night when a boy chose to love a team with deeply spiritual energy—the energy of a phoenix reborn… By sheer coincidence, the trip completed a circle of time and opened a new moment…
A final opened the journey, and a football match 20 years later was like a gentle, meaningful full stop. That match also marked the presentation of the championship trophy to the club that had become the greatest in English football history: Liverpool.
Do you know why
Do you always feel lucky, Dad?
For the times Dad quietly believed
In something… deeply spiritual.
No choice is random,
It is simply that my heart already knew.
It speaks through a deeply peaceful feeling,
A part within you is being “illuminated.”
Your choice of shirt color is not random,
It is no accident when you turn on the music.
Every band, every football team you love,
A part of you reflected within it.
Nothing is wrong—there are only lessons.
Everything helps me understand myself.
Have you ever wondered,
Why someone's heart is moved
When the symbol of the “devil” appears,
On the flag and shirts of the team they love
Because of the symbolic meaning of the “devil.”
An instinctive need not yet tamed,
Combined with intelligence that is even somewhat cunning,
To satisfy our own personal desires.
And so it resonates strongly with many people,
With that symbol—because it resonates with their consciousness.
Money, fame, and desire,
So that team has a very large fan base.
The ego—is identification,
When we see the football team as ourselves.
When they win, I feel proud as a king,
When they lose, I hurt as though shattered.
Though unrelated to life now,
People still readily ‘die for their faith.’
That is the dark side of sport,
And of hearts that are not awake.
Then there may be a time when you love another football team,
Carrying the presence of a “Godfather.”
Cold, strategic, authoritative and closed off,
It is also a part of you, my child.
Every choice, even just a logo,
Also tell something about yourself.
Remember, everything has pluses and minuses.
Those football teams still have many good qualities.
But if one day, my child, you wish
Seeking a Place of Pure Light
Observe the philosophy and culture
What kind of energy do their players have?
How do they shop and spend their money?
Look at how they approach football.
Look at their fans as well.
Do they have enough wisdom and love?
And Dad believes that if you look very closely
Liverpool—at this moment—carries that soul.
Learn from their balance.
Because, my child, that is part of enlightenment.
A song: You'll Never Walk Alone,
You never have to be lonely.
The universe's love is ever-present and endless.
So unconditional, always filling my soul.
What you choose will limit you,
Or help you open a bigger door.
Choosing a football team—is also choosing yourself
And grow from things that seem small.
You need not be attached to winning or losing in sports,
And can still support a football team,
With beautiful, balanced, harmonious energy,
That suits the path you are following.
Each person has their own lessons to learn,
Fans of every team have their own journey of evolution.
Keep loving—and remember to see yourself reflected in what you like,
Because in the end, it is all… simply about understanding ourselves.
