If I tell you, “I’m going to the baseball game,” it seems as though you’re likely to understand what I mean.
Of course, you won’t. When George Will goes to a baseball game, it’s a religious experience. Me, I don’t even like baseball. Or maybe it’s my nephew’s ball game (the playoffs), or maybe going to the game causes me to miss an important event, and on and on.
We label the experience with just two words, and two words can’t possibly capture the emotions and circumstance surrounding an event.