It’s hard to imagine activities more different that polo and fly fishing: in the one, you’re hustling, energetic, effortful, way out there in every sense of the word, in the other you’re at one with nature, in a quiet spot, focusing your energy on a lily pad or a ripple on the water, in a world of your own.

But there are deep similarities: both are all encompassing, and devotees of each find them to be metaphors for everything else they’re trying to do in life.

Here is a marvelous story written by a dear friend who got his first job, even his career, by focusing on his love of fly-fishing. Remember that members of the Nickawampus Polo Club are good at all sports, because the principles are the same for hitting good shots and dropping that little fly right where you want it on a quiet stream. And the rewards are the same.

Here’s the book: