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THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES Legend has it that when India was colonized by the British Empire, the game of golf was introduced to the city of Calcutta. Aside from the usual obstacles, golfers had to contend with an unusual hazard: wild monkeys dropped from the trees and played with the golf balls, tossing them to and fro, and leaving them scattered about. Clearly the monkeys had to be controlled. First the British sportsmen put up a fence, but it didn't keep the playful apes out; then they tried luring the creatures away from the course. Again, no success. Finally, the sportsmen trapped some of the monkeys, but then more came. Nothing worked — until the golfers realized a change of mindset was in order. The club instituted a new rule: "Play the ball where the monkey drops it." Although it was inconvenient, the players soon found that the rule had some unexpected benefits. While the monkeys frequently left golf balls in hard-to-play spots, sometimes they actually placed a ball in a better position for the golfer. As writer Gregory K. Jones puts it, "It did not take long before the golfers realized that golf on this particular course was very similar to our experience of life. There are good breaks, and there are bad breaks. Our job is to make a game out of whatever life brings us."
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