Golf....A "gentlemen's game" indeed.

But for a much different reason that you'd think.

When golfing, it is expected that those partaking follow an unspoken set of rules referred to as Golf Etiquette.

It includes everything from proper attire, to what order players should be expected to hit their ball based on current score, etc.

But the most compelling rule that falls under the "Etiquette" umbrella?

"Fore"

The universal term to be yelled as a warning by the player who just failed...big time. 
It lets the other players know that you're coming in hot, and that it may be best to duck down, or cover up your head as to avoid injury. 

It made me really respect the game a little more using this angle to reflect.

Show me a culture/society where someone can not only fail, miss, struggle....and continue forward, but they can go as far as to YELL it out so others are aware of their missteps. To advertise their shortcomings. 

Then, something magical happens. Nothing. 

No belittling, no name calling, no cancel culture. No finger pointing, or spinning the blame on something else. Just gentlemen being gentlemen. 

If failure was recognized as the every day part of life it actually is, rather than being viewed as a detriment to our character or an opportunity to get ahead of that person....

No one would be so afraid to yell "Fore"

#worldetiquette