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This is the story of how Bayern saved my year.
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My country not only suffered from a pandemic but probably the worst economic crisis in the country’s history too. I can’t really put into words how horrible the situation was, even before the blast. After the beirut blast on August 4th 2020, the worst day of my life, I thankfully
wasn’t physically affected but I was mentally and emotionally damaged. To see country I love the most suffer that much was an indescribable feeling of pain & I hope no human ever experiences that. We lost more than 200 innocent souls that day, & it was the saddest period of my
life. As a huge football fan since a young age, and specifically a Bayern fan since I was almost 8, football was always my escape from reality, but this time even football couldn’t help me. Almost 9 days after the blast, the body of the brave firefighter who was among the first
firefighters to respond to the fire (which was almost 45 mins before the blast occurred) was finally found. Photos of Ralph started circulating on social media that showed what an amazing person Ralph was, and what a joy he was to his colleagues and family. One particular photo
caught my attention and broke my heart. It was Ralph’s photo in a bayern jersey. Ralph was a big Bayern & Germany fan. This was in August 13th. The next day was Bayern’s match against Barcelona. I lost interest in everything and could barely sleep or eat & I certainly couldn’t
get myself to watch a football match, but I did it for Ralph. All football fans in Lebanon cheered Bayern #ForRalph even if not everyone was lucky enough to know him personally. It’s a very weird feeling but I know that he was cheering too in heaven. This win meant so much to me,
and so did winning the quintuple. Although not many people know Ralph and know what happened the “ #ForRalph “ worked. I know he would’ve have been so happy to see Bayern winning everything after many years. Fc Bayern was probably the only club who donated to Beirut, and this was
one of these moments where I was so proud to call myself a Bayern Fan. After the wins, I felt happy, a feeling that I’ve been missing for too long. I was following some ft accounts on my main account and decided to join ft by making a bayern account and I did. Thinking about what
happened still hurts & i don’t know if we’ll ever fully recover from it. Meeting loving people here who all shared the same passion as me definitely helped me alot in finding happiness again. Which is why I get very upset when people on here act toxic and spread negativity.
Many of my new friends told me how their happiness depends on Bayern and I think everyone should think of that before disrespecting or treating another ft member rudely especially because of their opinions about something they love & they’re passionate about. I’m starting to
sound cringe/cheesy but thankyou to all the new people I met on here who have made my life better, and thank you to everyone who interacts with me it means alot to me. I hope this new year will be a great one
