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Good Evening. Here is a great thought for the day:

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."

Have a wonderful day.

"Each morning is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When the sun rises tomorrow this day will be gone forever, in its place will be something you have left — may it be something good. Follow your heart, it knows what to do."

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