Hiking.

"This life is a race:

some of us need a tow, some of us just need a boost, some are stuck in the mud, some are descending into valleys, some are heading up mountains and others are on the flats moving at an even pace, but none of us are finished...run the race, I know you can"

Just saw this on my favourite facebook group. I like the imagery here... but. I believe life is not necessary a race. Race sounds too much of a competition to me. Who do we race against? Afterall ourselves? But why do you want to finish things in life in such a rush???

So my version would be:

"This life is a hike:

some of us need a rest on the rock, some of us just need a sip of water, some stopped to look at the flowers by the track, some are descending into valleys, some are heading up mountains and others are walking slowly yet steadily, but none of us know where we are heading... until we reach a place where we take our final resting, we all have to keep walking and enjoy the beautiful scenery, rather in a dark cave, in the forest, up the mountains, out in the plain, by the river... going uphill downhill... everything is beautiful."

In fact, going downhill can be so beautiful that you get to see what's below you and where you ve walked from... going uphill, there's a sense of achievement but you really can't see what's ahead of you most of the time... Both are necessary when you hike, from one mountain to other mountain, there's no way you can get to the other mountain without leaving behind the mountain your on, you have to go downhill.. and then slowly up if you have to reach another mountain.

Where do you fit? Anyone walking with you? or leaving you behind? or joining you? Are you taking a detour to explore other parts of the place or you are just following the path that is most traveled by others? Do you follow or do you lead?

No matter where you fit in these images... we just have to enjoy the hike, don't we? Nothing is easy. This is a cold hard lesson, self pity doesn't get you anywhere... only when we keep walking, we will get to somewhere. Hiking is tiring, I never think any of my hiking trip is easy, I always sweat, get tired, tiny bit of out of breathe when hiking...

Learning to be happy even though I feel tired, learning to enjoy all the moments even though I don't feel like enjoying. I have always love hiking. if I can do the same thing in life: take in all the beauty of my surround and enjoy things even I feel tired, I would have been successful (?). But it's always when you tripped yourself and fall on the ground you realized and learned not to make the same mistake again. (ie. watch your every single steps)

Yes. I learned to enjoy everything.... it's all in the package and it's all good. shouldn't it?