This was one of the easiest Q asked by 92 years old lady... and yet he was unable to get it spot on!
What do you get by climbing mountains? What do you get by doing cycling? in heat of moment he replied "you wont understand" but in retrospect the Q" meant a lot..
What have I really got by climbing mountains? Be it in Himalayas or any other pinnacle / fort in sayahadari... what have I achieved by climbing? by trekking? by cycling?
Experience...which will not be counted!
Memories...which won’t last!
Summit success... which is one minute glory!
The important facet is one blow’s up the earning - some may agree some may not! yet the fact remains - one spends tens of thousands, and most valuable time to pursue the sport! And still the urge of going back doesn’t stop!
May be the simplest answer to the Q would have been - "because they are there"! but then, even that aint true! There are lots of exotic places around; yet,
Why run behind unforgiving sunlight, blistering wind, and harsh elements?
Why sleep on slope, pebbles under the karrimat?
Why everytime face has to go black? lips cracked?
Why everytime fight dehydration?
Why everytime skip lunch and later feel proud about it?
Why everytime talk to muscles, joints?
Why everytime play with mind and purse it for last leg?
Is all the rubble worth so much trouble?
I asked these Q as if I knew the answers, but honestly I don’t have it!
All I knew was one thing, such a sport is inside, its internal business, it helps in shaping our charecter; its not about success, its not about summit, its not about destinations, its not even about obstacles, there is ego within; which needs a boost, its fear of loosing which keeps the person going..
There’s is this unforgettable lesson of Fight, Perseverance, Acceptance, and Surrender! taught by Mother Nature - which remains with the soul forever!
Well you can’t explain it to a novice, True!
The old lady asking me is my ajee.. I guess at this age she won't comprehend with "connect" nyways!
What do you get by climbing mountains? What do you get by doing cycling? in heat of moment he replied "you wont understand" but in retrospect the Q" meant a lot..
What have I really got by climbing mountains? Be it in Himalayas or any other pinnacle / fort in sayahadari... what have I achieved by climbing? by trekking? by cycling? Experience...which will not be counted!
Memories...which won’t last!
Summit success... which is one minute glory!
The important facet is one blow’s up the earning - some may agree some may not! yet the fact remains - one spends tens of thousands, and most valuable time to pursue the sport! And still the urge of going back doesn’t stop!
May be the simplest answer to the Q would have been - "because they are there"! but then, even that aint true! There are lots of exotic places around; yet,
Why run behind unforgiving sunlight, blistering wind, and harsh elements?
Why sleep on slope, pebbles under the karrimat?
Why everytime face has to go black? lips cracked?
Why everytime fight dehydration?
Why everytime skip lunch and later feel proud about it?
Why everytime talk to muscles, joints?
Why everytime play with mind and purse it for last leg?
Is all the rubble worth so much trouble?
I asked these Q as if I knew the answers, but honestly I don’t have it!
All I knew was one thing, such a sport is inside, its internal business, it helps in shaping our charecter; its not about success, its not about summit, its not about destinations, its not even about obstacles, there is ego within; which needs a boost, its fear of loosing which keeps the person going..
There’s is this unforgettable lesson of Fight, Perseverance, Acceptance, and Surrender! taught by Mother Nature - which remains with the soul forever!
Well you can’t explain it to a novice, True!
The old lady asking me is my ajee.. I guess at this age she won't comprehend with "connect" nyways!
I think/guess…
ReplyDelete…One loves to explore nature becoz somewhere internally he/she respects mother nature. Wish to thank her by appreciating her beauty and her solid presence becoz of which human life is existent. The respect increases as u move around.
Such activities also helps to develop personality, face phases in life, teaches way of life---which is never easy. Helps understand importance of nature in human evolution and its sustenance.
Above all being with helps social animal to be human. That’s my take.
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ReplyDeleteAh my freind....just look at the way you have endured and have fought against the elements in your personal trials and tribulations...hoesntly tell me didnt ur vast experience held u in good stead here.....nothing ...quite nothing is insurmountable for you Siddhartha...AM PROUD TO BE YOUR FREIND....CHADAT RAHA!!!!
ReplyDeletedear sid, ur aaji knows everything about ur adventurs why u visit such places but worried about u hence she is quationing u.u know sid ur deeds since last birth r getting done , it means these r remained incomplete as visiting such places which r difficult but the to complete the task extra energy from the natureis poured in u and safely it is successful.i am not surprised because when nature is with u nothing is possible in this world .also awill will finds a way. inamdarkaka
ReplyDeleteI agree with "It's not about the summit.. it's about your ego." I fight with my Acrophobia or Vertigo by trekking! Haven't yet gathered guts for rock-climbing though :)
ReplyDeletethere is much more to an activity than what one may see.....
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