Last two months have been a real treat. One has been able to play golf four times a week. The open air, thick canopy of leaves, verdant lush fairways, birds chirping and bumble-bees bumbling along and parking themselves on your ball just when you are about to take a shot.... o! its exhilirating.
And i specially looked forward to Saturdays and Sundays. These two days my ten year old would accompany me. She would advise me during the walk to the tee, would continue during the pre-shot routine and then carry out a detailed analysis of the shot while we looked for the ball in the woods. She had usurped the position of a 'coach' just because during one of our practice sessions, she had hit the ball better than me!!
Now this particular Saturday morning, it was a roller-coaster ride. I played very well on the first three holes and then the game went downhill. Would not get a tee-shot right, would slice the ball sending it flying into OB repeatedly... you know what i was going through.This went on till the seventh.
As we walked to the 8th tee, I was lamenting the day. Complaining, cursing. Having heard me, my daughter said," Dad you were so excited after the first three holes that you kept talking about those good shots and you were not focussing on the tee at 4th." "And after the 5th hole you have been only cribbing. Why don't you just play your game?"
I looked at her askance, wondered what she said and then the full import of her words hit me. She was telling me - do not rest on your laurels and do not be bogged down by setbacks. Each shot is a new shot. As the saying goes in golf - "You never play your previous shots".
So it is in life. One has to take each day as it comes and do your best on that day.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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It was a beautiful article...simply sweet and yes we can learn a lot from the tiny toddlers....Life is a bundle of chirpy experiences
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