Walk On Your Life

Archive for January 23rd, 2012

Everyone practices some type of sport nowadays, and it is an excellent thing, if we remember the ancient Latin slogan “Mens sana in corpore sano”. In English, the motto reads “A vigorous mind in a healthy body”. Some persons like to go and play some tennis on Friday with friends or family, others go once a week to play some soccer, others go swimming, jogging, etc. Some people, though, love to play this great sport called golf. Golf can contribute a lot to a person’s “mens sana” or “healthy mind”, due to the fact that the landscapes where the action happens are often very relaxing and a treat for the eyes. Yet, golf is impossible to be played in just any place whenever you want. It’s a little more exclusive than the rest of the sports, due to the fact that a standard golf course is quite large and hard to keep, and not many people can play it at a time.

For several centuries this game has only been played by kings, dukes and barons, but these days, due to human kind’s important progress in communications, technology and social maturity that happened in the 20th century, almost everyone can easily play golf if that is their fancy. Sure, golfing is widely considered quite an pricy activity, but the truth is it gets outrageously cheap if someone plans ahead and books an all inclusive golf vacation early.