Daily Dialogue — October 7, 2019

“Put your eyes on Bobby Jones. Look at his practice swing, almost like he’s searchin’ for something. Then he finds it. Watch how he settle his self right into the middle of it, feel that focus. He got a lot of shots he could choose from. Duffs and tops and skulls, there’s only ONE shot that’s in perfect harmony with the field. One shot that’s his, authentic shot, and that shot is gonna choose him. There’s a perfect shot out there tryin’ to find each and every one of us. All we got to do is get ourselves out of its way, to let it choose us. Can’t see that flag as some dragon you got to slay. You got to look with soft eyes. See the place where the tides and the seasons and the turnin’ of the Earth, all come together where everything that is, becomes one. You got to seek that place with your soul, Junuh. Seek it with your hands. Don’t think about it. Feel it. Your hands is wiser than your head ever gonna be. Now I can’t take you there, Junuh. Just hopes I can help you find a way. Just you… that ball… that flag… and all you are.”

— The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), screenplay by Jeremy Leven, novel by Steven Pressfield

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Golf. Today’s suggestion by @swoop1138.

Trivia: “Bagger Vance” and “R. Junuh” are representations of Bhagavan (Krishna) and Arjuna, from the Hindu text “The Bhagavad Gita”. The lessons learned by Rannulph are loosely based on those Krishna teaches to Arjuna while masquerading as his lowly chariot driver.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Carl Jung would like this scene, even though he knew nothing about golf.