I need some help, but you have to be crazy to be able to help. You see, there are tens of thousands of people that are extremely devoted to some team, politician, band or idea. Now my questions to these people is simply, Why?

Why

• do you cancel life when your team is playing?
• do you start fistfights with the other team’s fans when they score a goal?
• do you burn the memorabilia you’ve collected for years when your favorite player switches teams?
• do you wait in line for months to see a movie?
• do you travel across the nation following after your favorite band?
• do you volunteer most of your time and money for your politician or cause?
• do you defend your politician when some crippling news of corruption is leaked?
• do you spend so much of your energy devoted to a group, person or idea that will most likely never know of your existence?

Now just to be clear, I am in no way trying to poke fun of these types of people. I am simply curious because I have never had the passion for something as these people have had. I would just like to know what motivates them to such a degree to give what seems like so much to something that probably isn’t influenced much by their efforts. Finish Reading »