It's that time of year when things come to a dramatic end, leaving some exalting in victory, others despondent in defeat. I'm thinking in particular of the football season, which has just reached the unexpected conclusion of Leicester City topping the Premier League. And not to forget Man Utd winning the FA Cup, which was also not the surest of bets given their recent run of form. All in all it has been a peculiar season, with the usual favourites falling inexplicably below par. Leicester's achievement has prompted frenzied celebrations throughout the land, inspired by the belief that even the humblest and most downtrodden of underdogs can sometimes scale the loftiest pinnacles of success.
Perhaps these things are mere flukes: a perfect storm of fairly random events, as some teams seize all the chances that come their way while others stumble at every hurdle (providing you can stumble at a hurdle, as opposed to charging through it, knocking it for six; it's hard to keep these metaphors going sometimes). Still, we can take inspiration from these one-off sporting successes, and reflect that unexpected minor miracles may one day happen to us, too. We live in hope. At least that's better than living in despair.
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