Winston Woo (Buddy)
Entered
December 22, 2024
from Unionville
Ricky was a dear friend, brother, for over 50 years. We appreciate his kindness and brotherly love. Not only was he a high achiever, he was a dependable friend, a loving husband, a caring father and a golfing buddy that I learned valuable life lessons from.正如從牌品可以看到一個人的修養, 從打 golf 中亦看到 Ricky 的為人處事, 學習了一點生活的智慧和教訓. We are defined by the choices we make and Ricky to experience life positively, with joy and respect,
In golf, he was very consistent with his shots and had a graceful swing (similar to how he handled situatons in life, good or bad) - he always stood firm (unwavering), kept a nice posture, maintained a good grip (of the club and life) + a nice tempo (not too fast not too slow), even keeled and did not seem to be affected by his emotions despite the circumstances. 不慌不忙. 不受心情影响. 這不是聖經所說: 得力在乎平靜安穩嗎? Focus determines our direction. Ricky was focused, hit it nice and straight. He always says: 最緊要直, nice and safe on the fairway, 穩陣. 當我們生命有明確目的和意義就有方向感, 可以活得更精彩.
In golf, we must play as the ball lies, we can't change the cirumstances. So even after a bad shot or two, Ricky always says: 冇所謂, 係咁架啦. 咪下一球打好D. He is right. No need to get upset but instead focus on the next shot, next hole or the next game. There are 18 holes. A few good or bad shots don't make or break the game.
不急不躁, 不慌不忙,冇架子, 不拘泥於一些無謂的小節 - this was Ricky's way and reminded me how important this attitude is in life. Ricky處之泰然, 積極的面對. 打好球不驕傲, 打到不好, 不氣绥, 盡力, 問心無愧便是. Isn't attitude everything? With a great posture but poor attitude, one won't have a good round. I began to learn ways to manage my emotions, good or bad.
In fact golf is a funny game, 越放鬆越打得好. 心裏質素, inner strength and peace 很重要. 這不是聖經教我們的嗎?: 要忍耐, 從新得力, 有恆心, 向著標竿直跑.
Finally, every time we played, we took the time to enjoy the course, the sunshine and its beautiful surroundings. We never compared scores, but merely shook hands, pat each other on the back and smiled because we thoroughly enjoyed our time together. From this day forward, I will remember the times we had when I step out to this course again. The world is defintely not better without you. But it was a joy knowing you, and I am thankful for our times together, with you and your family and the friendship we shared. As Christians, we have the assurance of meeting again in heaven, until then, I will continue to enjoy this process and bear in mind the life lessons I learned from you. Winston.
