What it means to run
Many paths embark on a quest to find
the inner self. One such path is to
examine the capabilities of progressive movement. Man made devices are widely used, and looked
at as the norm, but what trumps their modern idea of travelling distance. Where did the origination of tackling many
miles derive from.
There is a light that flashes in our head in today's age that says not to go to far, not to suffer to long, or to avoid suffering all together. Is that what existence is about, finding a way to refrain from the emotional fatigue of exhaustion. Or, are we put together as creatures that are enduring, persistent, and adaptable to our minds conjurations in order to use it for the greater good.
There is a light that flashes in our head in today's age that says not to go to far, not to suffer to long, or to avoid suffering all together. Is that what existence is about, finding a way to refrain from the emotional fatigue of exhaustion. Or, are we put together as creatures that are enduring, persistent, and adaptable to our minds conjurations in order to use it for the greater good.
In North America, many communities
from Native Americans, Mormons, Adventurers and so forth traveled willingly,
and unwillingly, thousands of miles with human locomotion. Was it out of pure want and desire, survival,
an ideal of a greater existence, or a known concept that by enduring and pushing
the body’s capabilities, maybe an ultimate feeling of success, happiness, and
fulfillment will overtake their emotionally unstable minds.
As day to day creatures, are we
content staying in our cave like dwellings, traveling to other enclosed sites
to communicate our worth, translate it to some sort of universally accepted
value as money, and then return home to sit and bake our minds in the dull
existence of the commonly accepted normal life.
We move. We Travel.
We explore. Once we find a
destination, we begin to develop another unattained valley to find, or mountain
to climb. Or do we. Maybe we just accept the dull feelings and
emotions of an uneventful life. Maybe we
do not believe in fairy tales, fantasy worlds, or happy realities.
Happiness can be derived from many
viewpoints in life. What is your view
point. Are you happy with your items,
your things you accumulate. Do you even
use them, do you just look at them as if they are a trophy of your collection.
Happiness first came from movement. Hunting game for food. Running from the predator. Running for the prey. Chasing the sunset over the hill. Making it to the family dwelling before
nightfall.
Before wheels on carbon a fiber
frame, what was the means of locomotion.
Before, the hoof beats of horses carried us along the path we chose, how
was it possible to chase the dreams of the mind.
Running is faster then walking,
quicker in close duration, and the most basic meaning to the human person. We are physiologically designed to move with
our own two feet. Not petty distance,
but abundant kilometers. Our bodies are
designed to regulate our emotions, or dilemmas, fulfill our anxieties and be
our prescription medications. Our body
creates chemical regularities that promote overall well being when it is used
in a forwardly progress manner.
I do not just run because I am
obsessed, an addict of sorts, or simply destined to remain antisocial. I run because at the end of the day, when
everyone remains in their modern day dwellings, feeling a little empty, longing
for adventure, or wondering what they are missing out in life, I know that I
did what I was created to do as a creature on this Earth. I ran.
Simple and Free.
-Cheers-
Jonathan Miller
