Unsolicited Existence by Alejandra Smits

Unsolicited Existence by Alejandra Smits

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Unsolicited Existence by Alejandra Smits
Unsolicited Existence by Alejandra Smits
61. humans & balls, a love story
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61. humans & balls, a love story

Wanna learn something about the human nature while having a good time? Here's your golden ticket. ALERT! if you're a flat earther, this is your trigger warning.

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Alejandra Smits
Feb 09, 2022
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Balls, balls, balls. Why are we, humans, so obsessed with balls?
Have you ever wondered why balls are so irresistible to our kind?

It is almost disrespectful to other geometrical shapes.
Well, we had our thing with pyramids many centuries ago. Although… did we actually build them ourselves? There are a lot of hot rumors out there suggesting they were actually built by Reptilians aka some guys that are not from planet Earth. But this theory hasn’t been supported by mainstream science. I wonder why…
So, okay, it’s been a long time since the pyramids. And what we’ve been left with is a sphere. But make it plural. Balls everywhere.

Choose your fighter but know it won’t fight for you

A few weeks ago we went to the American Airlines Arena (home of the Miami Heat team) and we watched the game against the Lakers. I saw Lebron James for the first time in the physical realm, a few feet away from us.
I know I wouldn’t pass as someone who is a sports fanatic, and that is because I am not one. But what I am is an enthusiast for human behavior aka a writer. Especially when it comes to observing trivial, normal, day-to-day conduct. A basketball game could fit into that description.

(A few months I wrote a little something about my birthday and basketball in “all crazy, all sane” if you wanna check that out, go do your thing).

So, as I was trying to say…

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