" A marathon takes roughly 45,000 steps to complete. No matter how joyous, repetitive, monotonous or painful each step may be, it takes every one of those steps to reach the distance of 42.195 km. The marathon doesn’t care if a single step was powerful, weak, short, long or devoid of energy. The marathon is incomplete if even one step is missing. Every step taken, regardless of how reluctant, tired, energetic or lackluster it may be, cannot be retaken or repeated as the same version of oneself from that instance. Every step counts. Similarly, an average person will live to 80 years of age, which is 4,160 weeks or 29,200 days. No matter how joyous, repetitive, monotonous or painful each day may be, it takes every one of those days to complete one’s life. Life doesn’t care if a single day was bad, sad, happy, productive or lazy. End of one’s life cannot be reached if even one day is missing. Every day lived, regardless of how disconnected, absent, lost, unfulfilled, unhappy, ...
What hard times.. dear.. God has never deserted anyone.. hard times only mean some hard lessons from God...through some hard methods.. As a haiky well done.. RS:)
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you RS and also I'm not denying your statement...but times comes when we're the only one left suffering...
Deleteanyways...just another debatable topic... ;)
Thanks... :)
sometimes, with some people, it does happen..
ReplyDeleteagain, well put...
mine's here : http://blackandwhiteheart.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/mine-self-exile-haiku-3/
thanks Jayanth... :)
DeleteHard times come and go...it makes us feel deserted but hopefully we can overcome ~
ReplyDeletehard times always come up with new lessons... :)
DeleteYou always give us thoughtful haiku. I like the line "bereft of loved ones" because sometimes despite ourselves we feel this way.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
you are right Ellecee...thanks... :)
DeleteThere is an enigmatic beauty in tragedy! Sometimes, physical pain is just when the spirit flowers with exquisite beauty!
ReplyDeletea very deep thought GW...beautifully put up...thanks... :)
Deleteeverything is grace...even hard times...
ReplyDeleteyeahh...exactly... :)
Deleteloving yourself is an art and learning this art will never let anyone feel deserted ...as a haiku
ReplyDeletegood thought :)
@surbhi...as I've mentioned earlier, at some stage you'll need some for sure...no matter how much you love someone... :)
DeleteNice
ReplyDeleteThanks Krishna... :)
DeleteI am left feeling bereft after reading this! :)
ReplyDeleteDeserted Branches
hahaha...That was indeed a nice one MMT...thanks...loved it... :)
DeleteRide the waves of loss ~ part of life ~ well written haiku ~thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks AMD... :)
Deletehmmmm
ReplyDeletec'est la vie!
completely agree... :)
Deletesuch is life my friend , people usually desert us when the time if tough...
ReplyDeletetough times teach us a lot ..
Bikram's
rightly said Bikram...very true... :)
DeleteHow true! Described the fact of life :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing :)
Thanks Valli...You are welcome... :D
DeleteBitter truth of life!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, nicely penned as always!:)
Wonderful haiku, very spiritual.
ReplyDeleteThanks KP... :)
Deleteu r right Ashwini...that's the perfect time to know who are true to us...thanks... :)
ReplyDeleteI agree absolutely, beautifully expressed Cyno.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mohinee... :)
DeleteHard times are part and parcel of life.. Cynosure image and words..
ReplyDeleteThanku So much SIS... :)
DeleteGrief, although part of life, is often a hard hurdle to overcome!
ReplyDeleterightly said Becca...thanks... :)
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeletethanku Amit... :)
DeleteLucky are those who finds people to support at the hardest of times in life.
ReplyDeleteThough it rings a sad note, its a beautiful hakiu. loved it.
Thanks LP... :)
Deletehard times are depressing but we gotta move on...TIME HEALS EVERYTHING!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Work...Keep it up