Monday, May 28, 2007

The Circle of Life (told by a aspiring, inspiring, perspiring Jogger)
Today I learnt what the natural cycle of life is all about when I was jogging up to my local hill (my place is called three kings and I think it's called that because we have 3 hills around us).

However, to cut a long story short, it goes like this:
i) You begin with eagerness with huge ambitions on what you want to do.
ii) You start off well, and make steady progress towards the park and head to the summit.
iii) You begin to struggle halfway up a steep slope.
iv) You tell yourself you can do it, and manage to make another 20 steps before you give up and start walking instead.
v) You reach the summit. Congratulations, you've managed to disturb the privacy of the person who was at the summit earlier. Soon after your arrival, the person starts heading down the hill. It's kinda uncomfortable being the only two people at the summit and not speaking. Somehow the scenery is always enjoyed better off alone or with people you know (unfortunately no one you would want to share the view made it up with you).
vi) You enjoy your victory, having submitted the mountain to your will. You stare out at the scenery (it was about 5.45pm, dusk, it was beautiful).
vii) You spend about 5 minutes at the top, doing whatever you want to do, you're at the top and there's no one else to disturb you! That is, until someone else reaches the summit (with a nice terrier dog btw).
viii) You realise the right thing to do, you humbly get off the summit and start heading down the hill.
xi) You're exhausted, you don't know how much more you can take and start heading home.
vii) You're home (in other words, you're dead).

Wow, Disney should have made a movie about jogging instead of some cub named Simba.

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