Umsubathi odumile u-Arrhichion wasePhigaleia eningizimu yeGreece washona ngo-564 BC. Chr. Emidlalweni Yama-Olympic ekubanjweni komphikisi wakhe. Noma kunjalo, wawunqoba umdlalo we-wrestling. Ukwazile ukuxebuka iqakala ngomzuzu wokugcina. Lapho imbangi yakhe ixegisa intambo yakhe ngenxa yobuhlungu futhi inikezela, kwase kudlule isikhathi empilweni ka-Arrhichion.

Isipoki Se-Olympus: Ukulungele Ukufela Ukunqoba Kwakho?

Ukuhlola okwanyatheliswa ngo-1980 kwabuza abagijimi abangaphezu kwekhulu, “Ungaliphuza yini iphilisi uma lingakwenza umpetha wama-Olympic kodwa ufe kulo ngemva konyaka?” Abasubathi abangaphezu kwengxenye baphendula ngoyebo. Ucwaningo olufanayo lwango-1993 lwabasubathi abaphezulu emikhakheni eyahlukene lwathola into efanayo (uGoldman noKlatz, Ukufa Egunjini Lokukhiya II. Chicago, Elite Sports Medicine Publications, 1992, amakhasi 1-6, 23-24, 29-39).

Amahlazo e-doping afakazela ukuthi lezi zimpendulo azikwazi ukuchithwa ngokuphelele. Emidlalweni yokuncintisana, abasubathi abaningi bazimisele ukubeka impilo nokuphila kwabo engozini ukuze bawine. Khona-ke, kungani imidlalo yama-Olympic inedumela elihle, elinamandla okuziphatha kuleli zwe?

UBaron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), onguyise weMidlalo Yama-Olympic yesimanje, wathi: “IMidlalo Yama-Olympic yezikhathi zasendulo nezanamuhla inesici esisodwa esibalulekile esifanayo: iyinkolo. Lapho umsubathi ebunjwa umzimba wakhe ngokuziqeqeshela ukusubatha njengombazi akha isithombe, wayedumisa onkulunkulu. Umsubathi wesimanje uhlonipha izwe lakubo, abantu bakubo kanye nefulegi lakhe. Ngakho ngicabanga ukuthi ngangilungile ukuhlobanisa ukuqaliswa kabusha kweMidlalo Yama-Olympic nomzwelo ongokwenkolo zisuka nje. Baguqulwa futhi bahlonishwe ngisho nokuhlonishwa yi-internationalism kanye nentando yeningi ephawula inkathi yethu yesimanje, kodwa kuseyinkolo efanayo eyakhuthaza amaGreki amasha ukuba alwele ngamandla awo wonke ukunqoba okuphakeme phansi kwesithombe sikaZeus ... Inkolo kwezemidlalo, i-Religio Athletae, manje ingena kancane kancane ekuqapheleni kwabasubathi, kodwa abaningi babo baqondiswa yikho ngokungazi.« (Krüger, A.: »Imvelaphi Yenkolo KaPierre de Coubertin «, Ama-Olympians: I-International Journal of Olympic Studies, Umq. 2, 1993, ikhasi 91)

KuPierre de Coubertin, ezemidlalo "zaziyinkolo enesonto, izimfundiso nezinkolelo-ze ... kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke okunemizwa yenkolo." (ibid.)

Imikhosi yokuvulwa nokuvalwa kweMidlalo Yama-Olympic ifakazela leli qiniso ngaphandle kokungabaza. Umbala, umbukiso wamakhasi, umculo, i-Olympic Hymn, i-Olympic Oath, i-Olympic Fire ivusa imizwa yenjabulo yezenkolo ephuphuthekisa iso elibalulekile.

Imidlalo kanokusho yama-Olympics yango-1936 eBerlin, u-Adolf Hitler ayisebenzisa kabi ngenkulumo-ze yakhe, yaba ugqozi lwemibukiso emikhulu yama-Olympics akamuva.

Lithini iBhayibheli?

Umoya we-Olympia uhluke ngokuphelele kulokho uPawulu aluleka wonke amaKristu ukuba akwenze: “Ningenzi-lutho ngobugovu noma ngokusukelana okuyize, kodwa ngokuthobeka nibheka omunye nomunye njengabakhulu kunawe.” ( Filipi 2,3:5-12,10 ) “Othandweni lobuzalwane.” yibani nomusa komunye nomunye; ekuhloniphaneni yizani kuqala omunye komunye” (KwabaseRoma XNUMX:XNUMX).

Futhi uJesu ngokwakhe wathi: “Uma noma ubani efuna ukuba ngowokuqala, makabe ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesigqila sabo bonke!” ( Marku 9,35:9,48 ) “Noma ubani omncinyane kini nonke uyoba mkhulu!” ( Luka XNUMX, XNUMX ) Ngakho, uJesu washo amazwi alandelayo:

“Ngenani ngesango elincane! Ngokuba isango libanzi nendlela ibanzi eyisa ekubhujisweni; futhi baningi abangena lapho. Ngokuba isango lincane nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni; futhi bambalwa abamtholayo.”— Mathewu 7,13:14-XNUMX .

Indlela ebanzi iyindlela yobugovu, indlela ewumngcingo yindlela yokuzidela: 'Othola ukuphila kwakhe uyolahlekelwa yikho; futhi noma ubani olahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyokuthola.”— Mathewu 10,39:XNUMX .

ENtshumayelweni YaseNtabeni, uJesu ucacisa ngisho nangokwengeziwe: “Uma umuntu ekukushaya esihlathini sakho sokunene, mphendulele nesinye.” ( Mathewu 5,39:XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke, uJesu washo amazwi alula nangokwengeziwe.

Lo mehluko omkhulu phakathi kwemimoya yama-Olympian neyobuKristu ubuza umbuzo:

Kungani amaKristu amaningi esekela ama-Olympics?

Ngo-1976 iFellowship of Christian Athletes e-United States yayinamalungu angaphezu kuka-55. Inhlangano i-Athletes in Action, okuyinkonzo ye-Campus für Christus, inabasebenzi abangu-000 iyodwa. Imibono yabo ihlehlela emuva ku-Muscular Christianity eNgilandi ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-500 futhi ngaphambili yayingabhekwa njengento engacabangeki amaKristu amaningi. UThomas Arnold (19–1795), inhloko yeSikole Sombhoxo eWarwickhire, eNgilandi, wayekholelwa ukuthi umdlalo wokuncintisana nowokuncintisana unenani eliphakeme elingokomoya. Wayengubaba ongokomoya kaPierre de Coubertins okukhulunywe ngaye ngenhla, umsunguli weMidlalo Yama-Olympic yesimanje. Imidlalo yama-Olympic yokuqala yesimanje yenzeka e-Athens ngo-1842.

Ake sibheke izimpikiswano ezivame ukwenziwa amaKristu ngokuvuna imidlalo yokuncintisana:

"Imidlalo yokuncintisana inobungani futhi iyadlala." Ngeshwa, okuphambene kuyiqiniso: iphikisana emnyombweni wayo futhi ngokuvamile iyingozi enkulu, ngisho noma iliwa ngomoya wobungani. Umgomo omkhulu kwezemidlalo uwukudlula abanye.

»Imidlalo yokuncintisana ikhuthaza ukungenzeleli." Kutholwe ukuthi lapho umsubathi ekhuphuka ekhuphuka, kuba yilapho egxila kakhulu ekusebenzeni, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuwina futhi abeke inani elincane ekungenzeleli. Obunye ubufakazi obumelene nethiyori yokungakhethi: Ngisho nasesikoleni, lapho imidlalo yokuncintisana iyimpoqo kubo bonke abafundi, izingane ezingathandi kwezemidlalo zigcina sezidlala indima yangaphandle ekilasini lilonke.

Kodwa kuthiwani ngezibonelo ezinhle zokuziphatha okuhle umuntu akubona ngokuphindaphindiwe phakathi kwabasubathi? Kunencazelo eyodwa kuphela yalokhu: Imidlalo yokuncintisana ayiwakhi umlingiswa, kodwa iyakuveza. Ukuncintisana akunikezi isisusa sokuziphatha okuhle. Naphezu kokushisa kwempi, abanye abasubathi ngokuzenzakalelayo bahlala bethembekile kumanani asebevele benawo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akukhulumi ngemidlalo yokuncintisana, kodwa kuchaza kuphela ukuthi kungani lo mdlalo ungakashabalali ngokuphelele. Kodwa siyasondela kulelophuzu. Ngoba amanani endabuko ayancipha eNtshonalanga.

Icebo likaNkulunkulu ngomuntu laliwukubambisana, hhayi ukuncintisana. Ngoba umncintiswano uhlale ukhiqiza abawinile nabahluliwe.

"Ezemidlalo zamaqembu zikhuthaza ukubambisana." Futhi ukugebenga ibhange ndawonye. Uma isisusa esiyisisekelo simelene noNkulunkulu, konke ukubambisana ngeke kusize.

"Sidinga imiqhudelwano ukuze sifunde ukuba ngabahluliwe." UNkulunkulu wadala ngamunye wethu enamakhono ahlukene. Ngakho akunangqondo neze ngathi ukuziqhathanisa. Kufanele sithuthukise amakhono ethu ukuze sikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kangcono, hhayi ukwenza kahle.

"Awukwazi ukugwema ukuncintisana." Kodwa: ukuncintisana kwezemidlalo kunoma yikuphi. Ukuncintisana empilweni yezomnotho, ngakolunye uhlangothi, akufanele kube ukuncintisana. Ukuqhuba ibhizinisi lami ngokuziphatha, ngaphandle kwesifiso sokudlula abanye, akuwona umncintiswano. Ukuchuma akuyona indondo engatholwa umsubathi oyedwa noma iqembu. Ukuncintisana kwenzeka kuphela lapho abantu ababili noma ngaphezulu noma amaqembu ezama ukuba ngabanqobi bodwa.

"Ukuncintisana kuyinto engokwemvelo ngokuphelele." Lokhu kuyabonakala, kodwa kuphela kulabo abangaguqukile.

"Imidlalo yokuncintisana ivame ukuba ngokuzithandela, ngenxa yenjabulo yomdlalo nokunyakaza." Kwabanye, i-spoilsport mubi kakhulu kunokulahlekelwa okubi. Ngakho-ke, isinqumo sokudlala ngokuvamile akusona esokuzithandela njengoba sicabanga. Imidlalo enjalo phakathi kwabangane ivame ukuliwa kakhulu kunemiqhudelwano ehleliwe.

Yebo ukuzivocavoca kukugcina ufanelekile. Kodwa lokhu kungabuye kuzuzwe ngaphandle kokuncintisana. Ingozi yokulimala komzimba, ukulimala kwengqondo nengqondo iba ngaphansi izikhathi eziningi.

umncintiswano uhlukene. Owinile uyaziqhenya, owehluliwe udangele. Ukuncintisana kushubile, kuyajabulisa futhi kukhiqiza i-adrenaline eningi. Kodwa lokho akufanele kudidaniswe nenjabulo. Wonke umuntu angahlanganyela enjabulweni yangempela.

"Umphostoli uPawulu usebenzisa ukuncintisana njengophawu lokuba umKristu." Kweyoku-1 Korinte 9,27:2; 2,5 Thimothewu 4,7:8; 12,1:6,2-3 kanye namaHeberu XNUMX:XNUMX UPawulu ukhuluma ngokuncintisana komKristu. Umfanisa nomgijimi olinde umqhele we-laurel. Kodwa-ke, ukuqhathanisa kubhekisela kuphela ekuzibophezeleni nasekukhuthazeleni abagijimi abaletha ukufeza umgomo. Nokho, empini yokholo yobuKristu akekho onqobayo ngokulahlekelwa omunye. Wonke umuntu angawina uma ekhetha ukwenza kanjalo futhi abambelele ekukhetheni kwakhe. Futhi lapha abagijimi empeleni bayasizana ngokwesimiso: “Thwalisanani imithwalo yenu.” ( Galathiya XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX ) Yebo, abagijimi bayasizana ngokwesimiso somthetho.

Umoya wama-Olympic emlandweni

Nakuba imidlalo yenkolo nemidlalo kunengxenye enkulu enkolweni yamaGreki, asitholi lutho olunjalo phakathi kwamaHeberu noma amaJuda. Imfundo yezenkolo nokuziphatha kwenzeka kakhulu emkhayeni.

Umsebenzi wansuku zonke wawuyinto ethuthukisayo, kodwa kumaGreki kwakuyinto ehlambalazayo. Yayingekho imidlalo noma imidlalo ehleliwe ngesiko lamaHeberu. Kuye, ukuvivinya umzimba kwakuhlale kuxhumene nokuphila okungokoqobo. KumaGreki ubuhle bebungcwele, yingakho abasubathi bebeqhudelana benqunu kuma-Olympics. KumaHebheru, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ubungcwele babubuhle futhi buvikelwe izingubo. Imibono yezwe emibili ehluke ngokuphelele.

Ngokomuntu, isimiso semfundo samaGreki saveza impucuko echumayo. Nokho, umoya wokulwa wamaGreki owaziqinisa ekugcineni walehlisa iGrisi. AmaRoma ayesevele ekhulwini lesi-2 BC. waqala ukuba nengxenye eMidlalweni Yama-Olympic futhi manje, ekhuthazwa yilo moya, waqhubeka nemidlalo yokulwa yomphakathi. Sonke siyazi ngezimpi zama-gladiator nokuzingelwa kwezilwane enkundleni yaseRoma. Izinhlobo ezimbi kakhulu zavinjelwa kuphela ngaphansi kwethonya lobuKristu.

Nokho, eNkathini Ephakathi Emnyama, sithola umoya wokulwa ekuzincisheni izindela nasekuziphatheni kahle. AmaKristu ayeshushiswa awabange esafa emidlalweni yasenkundleni yamaRoma, kodwa esebulawa amaqhawe. Ngama-knights, umdlalo wokulwa ngendlela yomqhudelwano uyavela futhi.

KuNguquko sithola inkundla ebanzi emelene nokuzincishana, ukubusa kwezindela kanye nemidlalo yokuncintisana. Manje isithunzi somsebenzi sesiphinde sagcizelelwa. Nokho uLuther wakhuthaza ukubambana, ukubiya, nokuvocavoca umzimba njengezivikelo ekuvilaphani, ekuziphatheni okubi, nasekugembuleni. Ngisho noMelanchthon wayekhuthaza ezemidlalo nemidlalo, nakuba ngaphandle kwezikhungo zemfundo.

Umyalelo wamaJesuit owasungulwa u-Ignatius Loyola ngo-1540 wakhuthaza umoya wokulwa ngemiqhudelwano eminingi yomphakathi. Ama-oda, amamaki, imiklomelo nemiklomelo kudlale indima enkulu ezikoleni zamaKhatholika kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ithoshi lomoya wokulwa wamaGreki lalidlulile lisuka ku-knight laya kumaJesuit.

Ukuvuka okusheshayo

Kwaze kwaba yizivuselelo ezinkulu eNyakatho Melika, ezaqala ngo-1790, lapho kwavela khona ukuthi izikole zazingasenayo indawo ohlelweni lwezifundo lwezemidlalo nemidlalo. Ingadi, ukugibela izintaba, ukugibela amahhashi, ukubhukuda kanye nemisebenzi yezandla eyahlukene kwanikezwa njengebhalansi ngokomzimba ezifundweni zethiyori. Kodwa imvuselelo yaba eyesikhashana.

Ukujikela phansi

Ngo-1844 i-Oberlin College eyisibonelo nayo yafulathela le filosofi yezemfundo futhi esikhundleni salokho yaphinde yaqala ukuvivinya umzimba, ezemidlalo kanye nemidlalo. UbuKristu obunamandla okukhulunywe ngabo ngenhla manje baqala ukwanda kuzo zonke izikole zamaProthestani. Ngaphansi kwethonya le-Social Darwinism - »ukusinda kwabanamandla kakhulu (abanamandla kakhulu bayasinda)« - ezemidlalo ezifana nebhola lezinyawo laseMelika zavela, lapho kwaba khona ngisho nokufa kwabantu abambalwa ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Ekugcineni, i-eugenics yayihlose ukucwenga izakhi zofuzo zabantu ngokukhetha. Ubuhle namandla kwaba yinkolo futhi, ngomoya wama-Olympics. I-Third Reich yabona ukuthi lokhu kungaholela kuphi. Indoda yase-Aryan yayiyinyama yalo moya. Ababuthaka, abakhubazekile kanye namaJuda babezoqedwa kancane kancane ngamakamu okuqothulwa kanye ne-euthanasia.

Phela, ukuqeqeshwa ngokomzimba kwabadlali kanye nezingane zesikole bekulokhu kuhlotshaniswa nezisusa zezempi.

Lo moya uyaqhubeka futhi ubonakala kalula kuma-Olympic Games, ibhola lezinyawo, indandatho yesibhakela, iFormula 1, imiqhudelwano yonobuhle, imiqhudelwano yomculo, ukulwa nezinkunzi, iTour de France neminye imiqhudelwano.

Umoya wama-Olympian uyaqhubeka uheha amaKristu amaningi emanzini ayingozi ngengoma yawo yenhlabamkhosi ukuze ukholo lwawo luphahlazeke umkhumbi. Ngoba emncintiswaneni benza okuphambene ngokuphelele nalokho umKristu abizelwa ukuba akwenze: “Noma ubani ofuna ukungilandela kumelwe azidele yena nezinkanuko zakhe, athabathe isiphambano sakhe futhi angilandele endleleni yami.” ( Mathewu 16,24:XNUMX ) Izindaba Ezinhle. UJesu wahamba indlela yokuzidela, ukuzidela, ubumnene nokuthobeka, ukungabi nobudlova nokukhonza. Lomoya wawuhlale uzwakala emazwini akhe, ezenzweni zakhe kanye nasemdlalweni wakhe ngaphandle kokukhetha. Kungale ndlela kuphela angenza ngayo uthando lukaNkulunkulu lukholakale kithi. Sibizelwe ukuba siyeke ukuxhugela nhlangothi zombili, singashisi noma singabandi, kodwa sigcwaliswe ngokugcwele ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu.

Lesi sihloko siphindaphinda imicabango ebalulekile encwadini yakhe, ngenhlonipho yombhali u-Barry R. Harker Umlilo Oyinqaba, UbuKristu kanye Nokuphakama Kwe-Olympism Yesimanje ndawonye futhi kwenezelwa abahleli ngemicabango eyengeziwe. Incwadi enamakhasi angama-209 yashicilelwa ngo-1996 futhi iyatholakala ezitolo zezincwadi.

Yashicilelwa okokuqala ngesiJalimane ngo Isisekelo sempilo yamahhala, 2-2009