The value of sport and the importance of participation was mentioned by Metropolitan Isaiah of Tamassos, speaking at a conference entitled "Why I should follow Sport",[/B] which took place on Friday morning at the Olympic Hall, in the presence of schoolchildren and which was held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Cyprus.
According to a statement from the Metropolis of Tamassos, in his speech at the conference, the Metropolitan referred to the struggle to cultivate sport as a high ideal.
"Christ will put into heaven those who strive. Those who win will be judged if they really deserve to win and possibly inherit the kingdom of heaven as well. But surely, the sure heaven-bound, the sure partakers of the kingdom of God, the ones who will surely save their souls immortal through the ages, are those who know how to fight. I think that is the message to take away from sports. The journey of effort and struggle is more valuable than victory," he added
Following his speech, he spoke about addictions, describing them as the greatest failure in human life.
"Addictions, various addictions are a delusion. It is an illusion, an illusion. Addictions we think they make us feel better for a time and then disaster strikes. Our health is destroyed, we become dependent on them and our dreams are destroyed.", he concluded.
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