photo taken by owner's iPhoneToday's Feature: Glory Walking
Today’s
walk was a glory walk although the
MoneyWalker is not sure what that word means. The great professional golfer Ben
Hogan exasperated his driver and caddy by stopping at backwater golf courses
for a round of golf. “Why?” asked his driver.
“For the glory!” responded Hogan. Once, while playing racquetball for
with three friends, I blurted out, “We will play for the glory of it.” I’m not
sure if I knew what I was saying. It occurred after my partner and I had just
won two of three games from our standing doubles competition which mean we were
“champions for the day.” The losers
challenged us to play a fourth game but my partner said no, “We are already the
champions,” then my blurt.
photo by owner's iPhone
The
confusion lies in the dual definition of glory.
One stream of synonyms include renown, fame, prestige, honor, and
praise. Ben Hogan had high renown and
honor for winning major golf tournaments but he wasn’t talking about this type
of glory. He was talking about the type
of glory that comes from taking pleasure in the game of golf, or to delight in
just playing the game.
It
was this second meaning that produced the racquetball blurt, it wasn’t about
being the champion, it was about the game and yet another chance to match my
technique against a worthy opponent. It
was the chance to play the game, not the potential for victory that provided
the glory.
Now
we can talk about glory walking.
Usually, the MoneyWalker finds motivation for sustaining his daily walks by
finding coins that others have somehow loss or left behind. The motivation for glory walking comes from the walk, not the money. Today’s walk was with family members; it
followed the old track bed of the historic Washington and Old Dominion
railroad; fall blooming flowers lined the walk-way; there was a rippling stream
and scenic bridge to be crossed; the air was fresh and slightly nippy; and
there was a pace that invited meaningful conversation.
It
was a glory walk.
MoneyWalker
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