Tiger Woods is back..!! And back with a bang. The ace golfer has gone the complete circle in life; from being the most celebrated sportsman of the era, to the most hated. But none of the off-field issues seem to have bothered him much. His strong performance at the Masters reinforces his position among the pantheon of greats.
Tiger Woods had admitted having several affairs outside his marriage. When the first one came out, the second followed and then the third. By the end, it became a thing of pride for several high-society women to claim an affair with him. His marriage hit the rocks because of this and understandably so, his wife threatened him to leave him for good. Marriage counseling was needed to keep the couple to stay together and several friends did their bit. But it needed some solid sessions at a therapeutic center and Marriage Help for Wood’s wife to accept the change in him. This is typical of women. But will all husbands go this length to prove themselves. I doubt it and that’s why what Woods did deserves praise. Marriage Help is not a bad thing and certainly not a thing to shy away from. A marriage counselor only helps set right a few issues, nothing more and nothing less. Wood’s courage to go through all this and still come back to the court and wanting to win deserves a high degree of praise. It only proves that a sportsman is who he is because of his on-field activities. What he does off the field is of no concern for anyone but his family and gossip columnists. I have always maintained this view in my blog and all my past posts on the issue will reflect this view.
Husbands’ cheating on wives is a near ubiquitous phenomenon. Only if the person involved is a celebrity the issue gets attention. Tiger was caught in this myriad social sensitivity of ours. That he got through his marriage and carried his form in golf only proves that a Marriage retreat helps in overcoming such sensitive issues. In this day and age, when quality help is availabile it is only smart to use them and overcome potential hurdles. I can see Woods has done just that.
