I forgot how much I used to walk and loved walking.
Today I had to walk for 50minutes to get my bicycle that I left the night before at the station.
Anyway, yesterday was a long day. Today was a different kinda long day.
But today I had to "Spazierengehen" :) and LOVED it.
It was a sunny day. Warm. Quiet. Did not wear a coat !!. For someone who is very sensitive to the blowing of the wind, or to any change in the air, I was quite surprised myself. I guess it's the walking. One of the good aspects of walking is warming up while one gains distance over time. Something, riding a bicycle still can not compete with.
So, my ipod on. First listened to some excellent morceaux de piano that my Swedish friend sent to me yesterday, the Prokofiev_Sergei_Piano_Concerto_No_2_in_G_minor_Op_16_1_Andantino_
and then Ravel_Maurice_Piano_Concerto_in_G_2_Adagio_assai_
It was me, the sun and the music...and also my Swedish friend :). I felt like I was a Do note floating on a musical street in my cowtown symphony.
It was a peaceful feeling.
I was also carrying my camera. One never knows when a nice shot has to be snapped.
Also, a small gift I got yesterday for a good friend for I thought I might meet on my way to retrieve my "legs" lol.. Eventually, I set to meet up with two other nice friends who lived by the station I was headed to.
I like multi-tasking :). One good side effect from befriending processors and chips.
By the bridge, suddenly I felt a presence.
I recalled how we used to walk together and talk.
That's when I recalled how I used to walk and loved to walk.
I was smiling all the way down the bridge as if I won a jackpot.
He has never been to my cowtown but today He was here.
I had a larger smile when I recalled how we would walk fast, past my mom and my sisters then would stop surprised to turn around and see no one and wait then, since we both kinda dislike waiting, we resume our steps trying to reduce their frequency then we laugh :).
Today, it felt like one of those days.
I felt home today. I felt home because he was there. Now, I know why I always liked to walk. I must have started the exercise at an early age coz I pace with a speed of light and with a unique sense of (tranquility) quietude, (the French word says better what I feel).
Then it was time to collect my "legs" and meet my friends. Yeah, my bicycle competes with my walking. I confess it took over it but now I admit it could never take over or replace that unique feeling of "quietude" and inner peace.
I ended up spending the whole afternoon and evening with my friends as I learnt they were leaving town soon. One never knows when to meet again, so better take advantage of being there while still there :). Here, too, I like optimization :). Why do tomorrow what I can do today. Ironically, when one deals with things one does not very much appreciate...it is usually more "why do today what u can do tomorrow". hehehe :). That is Procrastination, I guess.
To end this thread, because it is O_O 2.30 am already and I must get some Zzzzs, I am just gonna say that I thank God for the memories we can revive because they make unnecessary some physical presence. After all, isn't this cyberspace a witness that virtual presence is, indeed, a very real world :).
Good night dad.