CHAPTER 34
Don’t “Kill the Ball”
The success of the actions of great men depends more upon the purity of their hearts than upon the means of their actions.
—VEDAS
To “kill the ball” is a tennis term. It’s what you do when your opponent is out of position. You pounce on the ball and hit it so hard that you win the point.
When you and another person are having an argument, that is what you generally try to do. You try to find a point of fact or position where you can win without your opponent being able to respond.
But, when you are trying to be ...
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