Golf is often described as a metaphor for life. Well, recently I read an article in the Boston Globe that got me to thinking maybe there are exceptions.
The story was about an employer who interviewed four your people for a job. He selected one and decided to be honest with the other three as to why they were not chosen. He told one of the unselected that she was disqualified because of her casual dress. In response the woman said that she would sue! Not sure for what, but the criticism was not well taken, to say the least.
That got me to thinking about responses to criticism. And here is what I came up with:
When Golf is not Life’s Metaphor
More often than not when criticized
The chance to improve is rejected
In golf when critical advice is offered
More often than not it’s respected.
Leon S White, PhD
Given Tiger’s recent problem and the reactions to it, the latest on the op-ed page of the New York Times today (June 3, 2017), I thought I’d add an additional four lines:
For Tiger
Tiger’s down but he’s not out
Haters jumped at the chance to shout
But quieter voices now have his ear
With heartening words he needs to hear.
LSW
Golf Course of Rhymes 
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