A few people posted this on FaceBook this morning, and I had to share it here because it’s one of those rare things that inexplicably brings tears to my eyes in a way that the sadness and pain of everyday life never could. It’s just some guy lip-syncing to Bon Jovi at a Celtics game, caught on the crowd camera (I’m sure there’s a sports-oriented term that I don’t know which would work better here, but until I get into basketball – and I never will – deal with it). He’s simply singing the song, going from person to person – hugging some of them, even kissing a woman on her forehead – and it’s that kind of unabashed celebration and emotion that always thaws my heart out a little, especially at this time of the year. I’m not big on hugging people – only if I’ve met you a few times (or am crazy drunk) do I get all physically emotive like that, so when I see someone else doing it, I’m a bit more moved than most people might be. In some ways, I wish I could be more like him, dancing my way down the stairs of some sports arena, risking all sorts of ridicule and rejection, and being so giddily vulnerable and embracing of everyone around him.
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