I can think of no other activity that is better at keeping your sanity in solace, building relationships and keeping yourself (et. al.) healthy than to go for an extended walk. I'm talking about 45-60 minutes of walking, away from the malls, popular hangout places, just the scenic route. I think everyone should do this at least once a week.
Walking alone gives space to clear your head, let you hear your thoughts after all the hustle and bustle that we go through in everyday life. It helps maintain some form of sanity, to let you know there is such a thing as quiet. And it is a deeply satisfying thing, almost zen-like. If you are not part of the Forever Alone club, it's a time to talk with little distractions, either to enhance the relationship or to fix things. It's a time of just being the two of you and no one else. I'm sure the both of you would appreciate the intimacy once in awhile like this. I hear it does wonders to the relationship. But you didn't hear that from me.
They say time is money and I am sure that there are a number of people I know who don't buy into this whole "time wasting" activity where you do pretty much next to nothing. With everything moving at light speed, from checking our Twitter, Facebook and emails the moment we wake up to having our schedules booked up either because of work or other things, we really need to learn to slow down from time to time. I remember back in our schooling days we start to complain when we have tuition on virtually every single subject, that it really starts to eat into our time. Nowadays, we do all of that AND still go for classes of every single activity there is and learn to play multiple instruments. It is amazing that we are still even breathing after all that. Slow down.
Go explore. Either by yourself or with that special someone. Thank me some other time.
For the record, walking alone for 60+ minutes is not a euphemism for being emo.
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The past few weeks that I've been talking to some people I haven't been seen or talk to in awhile have been interesting. Most of them out of nowhere starting ranting about something that has bee going on in their life barely a couple of questions into the conversation. It somewhat takes me by surprise but not completely turned off by it. Basically I'm just the wall. This is something that is largely foreign to me. I do not have the habit of ranting to others because I think it's bad enough that other people have their own problems, why should they hear mine? Basic principle is that I do not want to disturb, one of the few principles that govern nearly every single thing I do. I am beginning to see some merit in ranting to others, I'm just not there yet.
On a slightly related note, this makes me the perfect candidate for being the captain of the boat. Except I stay in Stage 2.
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Is it just me or are Malaysians getting better at making short films? Youtube is wonderful.
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