I have looked at it already, I said it and left home. My closed ones have recently started to bring it to my notice and ask me to do something about it. Fed up of looking at my growing paunch, I motivated myself to do something about it. My first urge was to start running, however, crippled by my old and painful knee injury, I cautioned myself against any such over enthusiastic idea. Now, more muddled than ever before, I decided to chose a safer option of an early morning brisk walk.
I set an alarm of 5 am and surprised myself by sticking to the time. It took me another 15 minutes to leave the coziness of my apartment and come out in the fresh breeze. It was still dark out there and I started walking with in the premises of my society. I avoided the urge to jog but even before I took my 100th step, my legs started to jog. I was wary of the sudden pain that may arise out of my knees but really started to enjoy the freshness that the morning air was offering. Really the best things in life are free and this balmy air mixed with curious chirps of the early birds was just one of them.
Motivated by this wonderful atmosphere , I covered around half a kilometer and there was no sign of any pain. I took another round and started to see some lights coming up in the neighboring buildings, must be some ardent fans of Baba Ramdev, I thought, and increased my speed, around 800 meters covered and my legs were going strong as each second passed. I saw a watchmen sleeping on his makeshift bed that he made out of two chairs. Away from the hustle bustle of the city, he seemed aloof to all the worries that an awakened mind has plenty to offer.
Without feeling any fatigue, I covered a little more than a kilometer and just when I thought I would surely cover another kilometer, a sudden pain in my right knee forced me to halt and for a few seconds, I was unable to even stand properly. Ignoring the pain, I decided to continue but thought of not overdoing it on the very first day.I walked for another 2 kilometers and decided to head towards my apartment. Rising early today has given me plenty of takeaways that I would have lost if I had kept sleeping.
I set an alarm of 5 am and surprised myself by sticking to the time. It took me another 15 minutes to leave the coziness of my apartment and come out in the fresh breeze. It was still dark out there and I started walking with in the premises of my society. I avoided the urge to jog but even before I took my 100th step, my legs started to jog. I was wary of the sudden pain that may arise out of my knees but really started to enjoy the freshness that the morning air was offering. Really the best things in life are free and this balmy air mixed with curious chirps of the early birds was just one of them.
Motivated by this wonderful atmosphere , I covered around half a kilometer and there was no sign of any pain. I took another round and started to see some lights coming up in the neighboring buildings, must be some ardent fans of Baba Ramdev, I thought, and increased my speed, around 800 meters covered and my legs were going strong as each second passed. I saw a watchmen sleeping on his makeshift bed that he made out of two chairs. Away from the hustle bustle of the city, he seemed aloof to all the worries that an awakened mind has plenty to offer.
Without feeling any fatigue, I covered a little more than a kilometer and just when I thought I would surely cover another kilometer, a sudden pain in my right knee forced me to halt and for a few seconds, I was unable to even stand properly. Ignoring the pain, I decided to continue but thought of not overdoing it on the very first day.I walked for another 2 kilometers and decided to head towards my apartment. Rising early today has given me plenty of takeaways that I would have lost if I had kept sleeping.
Someone has truly said, जो सोवत है सो खोवत है, जो जागत है तो पावत है.
