I’m used to be that person who wasn't a huge fan of long
walks – not for any particular reason
other than I didn't walk far enough to enjoy it. I was well aware of the merits
and benefits of walking and general locomotion, but lately, I've been taking
walks with my soul, just to think out loud and clear my thoughts. These days I
have so much on my mind, so many things I need to express, and so few avenues
to accomplish this. It’s very gratifying to have to whole sky and earth to vent
to, to let the heat of the summer eviscerate your words and general dysphonia.
There is something about walking that lends some clarity,
something that animates the senses. You could set out walking to construct some
theory to figure out the meaning of this life, but to have the sun and air and
gentle green of the earth reassure you, there is no reason but to be. You set
out for some answers to find that perhaps you didn't have the questions right. You begin
to think that perhaps some things are not meant to be known and understood but
just to be embraced, or at the very least, accepted. When you go walking,
wandering aimlessly with no destination, you’re taken from the shallow enclave
of your stronghold, where self-righteousness and convictions are your walls to
find them stripped or battered by the maelstrom of this world.
To find my answers, I may have to walk to the end of this
Earth. And then, I’m not so sure I’ll have more answers than questions.
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