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Sweet Justice

Got home from Church today, just in time to watch the end of the Masters Golf Tournament, and to see Phil Mickelson win (Tiger Woods finished a distant fourth).  The Masters is the most prestigious of all the major championships.  I love the game of golf, and from what I can tell, winning a major takes both a tremendous amount of skill and a lot of luck.  Not only do you have to be at the top of your game, but things basically just have to go right for you for the entire four days and 72 holes.

So I was especially caught by the events that unfolded this weekend, and especially today with Phil Mickelson's victory.  The story lately for most golf fans has been all about the indiscretions and bad behavior of Tiger Woods.  The news was hopping with the story when Tiger took time off to deal with the repercussions of getting caught.  So it was sweet justice this year in particular to have the winner of the tournament be someone who is the complete opposite.  By all accounts, Phil Mickelson is a faithful and devoted husband and father.  As evidence of this, He took some time off this year to take care of his wife during her illness and cancer treatments.  She's almost as well-loved by golf fans as he is. So to see the two of them collapse in sobs in each others arms at the end of the tournament was a very tender moment.

I know it doesn't always happen like this - the good guy doesn't always win.  But considering the skill and luck involved, I think it's one of those things more likely to happen if you're trying your best to live right.  The more good karma you send out, the more you're likely to get in return.  Congratulations Lefty!

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