519. Roots

Even when you become a Rugby International, or a Silat Grand Master, never forget your old club. Remember your roots and keep them close to your heart.

441. Your Relationship to Sport

Keep playing your sports for they are good for you. Stick with them as long as you can but if you do tire of one, replace it by taking up another. It is said that with your Pukulan Cimande Pusaka, Silat Martial Art you will only reach your peak in your 50s and can continue to train on into your 70s 80s and 90s. In particular, keep up your golf. It is a game you can keep playing well into old age. Famously too, a lot of real business (M.D. to M.D.) gets done on the Golf Course. Sport is good for helping you to build your network both of friends and business acquaintances.

Mark Mc Cormack always observes the character of the person as a golfer and deduces his character in business before deciding to do business with them. It is a game that brings out the best and the worst in people.

Rugby, Soccer, Hockey and other team sports will teach you the virtue of co-operation. Natural Horsemanship will teach you how to control your energies.

409. The Life of a Highwayman

In Post No. 408 the advice was to secure at least one academic qualification. Always bear in mind a piece of wisdom from the Jewish tradition that goes like this : "The man who fails to give his son a trade is preparing him for the life of a highwayman." This means that you should give your son all the education and training needed so that he can make a decent living honestly and with integrity. In your case, you are studying horsemanship, matrial arts, drama, typing and rugby. These are all disciplines that can provide you with a good living if you teach them once you have become proficient in them. You should do the same for your sons and daughters.