Life In 18 Holes

Whether you ride the back of a garbage truck, do extensive research to end world hunger, guide people to the heights of the Himalayas, or work to sabotage the threat of breast cancer . . . not the task — but how you approach and perform the task are the critical elements with which you are faced. All jobs are extremely important in their relation to human existence. Your attitude as to how you perform in the arena of the workplace speaks volumes about your ratio of success. How we carry ourselves on the golf course in correlation to the way we live in public is synonymous with success. Character in both arenas is analogous to the vigorous pursuit of what is right and worthy. The way we amplify our energy in pursuit of that elusive hole-in-one and the voracity with which we approach life stand in ultimate contrast to the stoic approach to our existence. The veritable conclusion to this thing called “life” in comparison to a round of golf can be exhaustive, intriguing, or downright ridiculous. It is all in the way you look at it . . . approach it. For many of us golf is a passion. For many of us life is a melody. Reining in the two and subduing the lusts of each can be mesmerizing in their appeal. Our approach to life as compared to 18 holes of golf may just be the answer to sanity in this impoverished dilemma of existence.