Repercussions of an event which occured miles away

Is it necessary that my New Year should start in the most despondent manner? Now before anyone accuses me of being excessively negative(not that i deny it!) , i must make it clear that I've sound reasons for being dejected.

So here it goes...

In what is undoubtedly the last game of this calendar year, Arsenal lost yet another away fixture; this time to newcomers Sheffield United. While it is true that i might be taking things a bit too far as far as my passion for Arsenal FC is concerned, thats just the way i am; another eccentricity in my already overflowing catalogue. I do not know how and when, but Arsenal have become an integral part of my life. My mood moves in the direction of their performance. A resounding Arsenal victory over the weekend more often than not means a happy week ahead for me; and i am afraid i cannot describe my state of mind when they lose (or draw a winable game). My state of mind, thus, rises and falls according to Arsenal's game.

As i brood over my team's latest loss, a new thought strikes me. Team India lost the Durban test against SA today, and it hardly caused a flutter in me. Not that i did not feel bad, but over the last few years, cricket(esp ODIs) just do not create in me that feeling where you feel as if something utterly terrible has happened to you. I used to feel that when India lost earlier. But somehow those passions have subsided, or maybe diverted towards my fanaticism over Arsenal.Whatever it might be, my longing for Arsenal is inexplicable within the parameters of fan-following; primarily because i have no regional or national bonding to them as say a local north London guy might feel. It is a thought that leaves me perplexed.

India lost a game which they should have saved and thus maintain their lead in the series. And still i do not feel grievous about it. Why?

Something is rotten in the mindset of this blogger.