I Run; Therefore I Am
2015-08-26
These few lines of words strike my heart:
[No matter what, though, I keep up my running. Running everyday is a kind of lifeline for me, so I'm not going to lay off or quit just because I'm busy. If I used being busy as an excuse not to run, I'd never run again. I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. All I can do is keep those few reasons nicely polished.]
I am going to start running soon, and keep it as one of my habit, stick to it, as well as my reading. I like these kinds of things because I believe putting myself into them can make me a better person. Or one day, someone would ask me, do you have anything stick to for a long time, and I am happy to say that yes, reading and running, both of them. Reading gives me a clear mind and running gives me a strong body. Physically or mentally I am in well-being.
After finished this book, I am thinking about how much I love reading, and how much I love running. Can I do the same way as Murakami? I doubt that. I used to read, and since 2015, I keep on reading, not quite a lot, but I am happy to see that I did much better than ever before.
Truthfully, I am not a great reader, I don't set a goal for myself that I must read about 100 or 200 books a year, that's not my point, the point is I whether I got something value after finishing every single book, the point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. So it's not about the quantity, but quality. To meet with this viewpoint, I'm supposed to do it as the way the author would like to show us, keep on doing it as a lifeline. I may not see any differences right now, but, one day, something might occur to me surprisingly, anyway, just do it,