GENTLE - MAN

My favorite game is golf. Golf is known

as a "Gentleman's" game. Maybe that was true

once upon a time but have you played recently?

I would never enter a course tournament played

by individuals because most golfers cheat.

It's pathetic! There are still places where there

is honor, (Pros and junior golf) but at the

local golf course? Let's put it this way, the phrases

gimmie, over, mulligan and shoe iron do not have

their roots in the word gentleman.

When I hear the word Gentleman,

I think of tact, honesty, manners,

integrity, and strength.

To be gentle is to be in control of your

integrity, passions, and appetites. It takes a strong man to be a gentleman.

THE STRONGER A MAN IS,

THE MORE GENTLE HE CAN AFFORD TO BE.

A gentleman desires to behave in an appropriate manner.

He does not panic during crisis.

Others seek his counsel.

His children respect him and his wife loves him.

Oh, and he would never cheat in golf.

David Johnson