Leicester City, inequality, and Canis Major

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Equality is not a natural thing in life. Nonsense. Utopia. Trying to create equality will only end in failure.

But as an idea, equality somehow reassuring. So that we, human beings, like creating systems and institutions that aspire equality.

In politics, we adore democracy: one degree sound for all. But we know the real democracy creates an aristocratic ruling class. Inequality.

Education is a social engineering with the basic philosophy of equality, and opportunity for all. But to be fair on a practical level, it did not happen. Most educational institutions in terms of financial or social strata can only be entered by those who have the privilege. Also naturally education is sorting and prioritizing more talented, smarter, etc. Again inequality.

Even religion subtly acknowledge that equality is impossible. Hence, religious teachings take the second option, with a very concerned expression of affection, attention, and effort to prosper the needy, the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged in life.

The story of social ideals in religion often nucleated on the liberation of inequality. It is no coincidence that the prophets, apostles, and the founder of the religion largely from the poor. There is the symbolic meaning of the aspiration of equality in it.

Even if the liberation of inequality (and oppressed) past the outstretched hand of affection did not work then, we are familiar with their heroic stories about the weak against the strong. David against Goliath is a classic example.

That may be because we are always happy to support those who fall into the category of underdogs - which is below, deficiencies, or suppressed for one reason or another marginalized but not stop trying. We always wait for the stories (the success of) the underdog. Due to their stories turned the hope into despair. Their stories cover our inability to address the inequalities systemically.

The success story of Leicester City to be champions of the Premier League is one of them. Leicester City is small, poor, not fashionable, with players and coaches exiles, and the mouth of so many kinds of misfortunes of life. The capital not to be a champion but degradation.

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Leicester City is a modern fairy tale about David opposed Goliath. Leicester City is a new phosphorescent flavor (of justice) humanity. And like the story of David and Goliath into a fairy tale, the story of Leicester City will grow (and will get a fantastic additive) in the future.

Right now, not 24 hours after Leicester City ensures champions, fantastic additive through the words of superlatives already started to scatter.

Supporters and former Leicester City and former England national team striker Gary Lineker said, "The biggest sports surprises throughout my life."

"The story (football), the largest of all time," said an observer of the ball, and the former England national team striker Alan Shearer is more bombastic.

Former Leicester player Robby Savage even mention in the context of domestic football, England, Leicester City achievement into the Premier League champions will not be exceeded its fame until whenever.

Or if we believe the statements of politicians, "This is the greatest day in the history of the city of Leicester," said a member of Parliament from East Leicester, Keith Vaz.

The only one who commented calm and able to hide happiness even the coach, Claudio Ranieri.

"I am a pragmatic person. I never dreamed of this all when it comes. I just want to win from one game to another game and helping players to improve. Never I thought about eventually going anywhere," he said almost without emotion.

But, the most appropriate reactions and conclusions were from the FIFA President Gianni Infantino: "Beautiful Stories, Fables." And is not the case with the fairy tale: the outstanding (fictional) story which serves to convey certain moral teachings?

Therefore fans of English football, except maybe Tottenham Hotspur supporters, such as cheering together to welcome the unexpected. Those who feel the kinship with Leicester growing expectation that inequality is systemic and can naturally be defeated.

And supporters of big and rich clubs perhaps engulf by bigger euphoria relief, that it was not a large and wealthy fellow club which won. So do not add to the glory to rivals. Leicester City is a kind of a common enemy that does not harm (harmless common enemy) the existence of the big clubs and rich. Underdog. Never mind if they won a triumph.

Canis Major

In 1928, the American poet, Robert Frost, wrote a poem titled Canis Major (the big dog). Tells about him spending the night staring at the expanse of the sky in the northern hemisphere to witness the constellation of Canis Major, which seemed to dance nonstop from east to west. Frost feel like a little dog (underdog), reached out to the sky with Canis Major wading broad universe. In the poem he wrote four stanzas cover:

(I'm a poor underdog)
(But tonight I will bark)
(With the great Overdog)
(That romps through the dark.)

Overnight Leicester City had barked, dancing, chasing wading through the darkness along Canis Major. Leicester City the underdog all the time slumped down, always slapped dreams and wishful thinking, and could only watch the big clubs fighting for the triumph ..... Now no longer.