18.8.07

Golf is like life

The game features so many components of life. Patience, perseverance, softness, force, and a bunch of others...
The thing is that you can't have any of those emotions solely. You've got to use them all, or some, or some mixture of some and all. But how do you manage to incorporate all or some of these things in your game(life)? Let me tell you...it's not easy. Because at so many points in the game(life) you've got to determine how to most effectively use these talents. And every situation is different. Every shot and different shot. All over the course. Hills, valleys, water traps, sand traps, trees, grass, and a mean old monster called the putting green. And during any and all of these various obstacles, you will have to determine what talents you'll use...how much or how little. So you've got constant adversity on the course and you've got to find a way to make it as easy as possible. There's a place called the fairway...stay there!!!!!! It's grass is nice and it's clear of any trees. It's a direct route to the hole. That's what we're working towards....

Until you can pretty much guarantee a shot on the fairway, you're mind has to be totally in the game. Your swing(decisions) will affect what situation you end up in. Gotta get that swing(decisions) together. Gotta get that swing to be nice and easy. Smooth. Like butta!
Easier said than done. That swing is some hard shit to figure out. You've got to use your natural ability, but use it in a way that allows you to incorporate all of your talents(patience, perseverance...) And when that happens it's a wonderful feeling. Wonderful. So imagine that in life you made all the right decision and used all that you know to make those decisions. You'd end up on the fairway. Looking straight at the hole.

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