Friday, June 15, 2007
2 more laps for Terence
called Cheong to join me but he was pretty tied up
told him its ok, i plan to do 3 laps only
Cheong said 'do 2 more laps for Terence'
immediately many things came to mind
1st lap there was a drizzle but it was getting heavier
by the 2nd lap it was so heavy most runners disappeared
i could not decide to stop or continue
to decide i asked myself, y do i run ?
stay healthy? i enjoy running ? lose weight ?
whatever it is i must be happy doing it
n if i m happy doing it then i should not stop
but should i stop bcoz i might fall sick
when i was a kid i used to run out n welcome the rain
y m i even thinking of stopping now
this stop/go mind battle when on n on
i remember reading that its a mystery y some ppl run
n should be kept this way n just enjoy the journey
into the 4th lap the rain was back to a drizzle
noticed that i was avoiding puddles like they were landmines
since when i started avoiding puddles?
i used to aim to step on puddles when i was a kid
what m i doing avoiding puddles now
is it bcoz i became so practical, logical, mechanical that i m avoiding puddles
where is my fun side ? where has it gone ?
so i stepped on the puddles
n i felt weird or out of place or i did not feel natural doing it
i guess not doing something for so long makes it weird now
back to avoiding puddles, i felt natural
into the 5th lap no more rain, confirm by looking for ripples in the puddles, none
i m glad i did 2 more laps for Terence
