" 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, ...
makes one ponder... profound thoughts, Sarab..
ReplyDeletenice set.. :)
thanks Jayanth... :)
DeleteA different depiction of hope... a gr8 one! :)
ReplyDeleteThanku so much Pranita... :D :D
DeleteMy fingers are crossed..May I find an answer..:) Well done ..
ReplyDeleteThanku sir...good luck for the answer... ;):P
Deletei always cross my fingers when i wish something :)nice 1 :)
ReplyDeletehaha...lol...
Deletethanks dear... :)
Fingers crossed is known everywhere - many different answers I think. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanku Ellecee... :D :D
Deletecontemplative haiku ~ all in the 'eyes of the beholder' ~ lovely ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleterightly said...thanks Carol... :)
DeleteI can only hope for the lucky omen ~
ReplyDeleteThant should be the only thing one must be hoping for... :)
Deleteso apt... Keeping fingers crossed are indeed an lucky omen for hope..loved it. Very profiund
ReplyDeleteThats what I doubt on... :P
Deletethanks Kajal... :)
Well mused - I'll go with superstition, it's bad luck not to. Here's hoping!
ReplyDeleteexactly man...don't stop hoping...coz hope dies...everything dies... ;)
DeleteGreat one. Very deep and meaningful. Thank you for sharing this with us and being part of this challenge.
ReplyDeleteNamaste
Thanks KP...you're most welcome...I'm loving it... :)
Deletenice one.... but i haiku has to be in 3 lines right!!.. if i am not wrong!!!
ReplyDeletethanks Sahi...
Deleteyou're right...haiku are of 3 lines and in my post i've written 3 haiku... :)
beautifully written...fingers crossed, a lucky omen or just a superstition ?
ReplyDeleteNice lines..keep writing
Bless ya!!
Thank you so much Harshita...GOD bless u too... :)
DeleteThis is beautiful!....we are all superstitious at times!
ReplyDelete100% agreed... :)
Delete:) anxious about superstition?
ReplyDeletehaha...really...??? :P
Deleteomen, anxiety or superstition, if it serves a purpose it's all for good. Like the transition and appreciate the attempt to deviate.
ReplyDeleteYeaaahhh...at last only thing that matters is the result...thanks LEO PAW... :)
DeleteSuch an inspirational Haiku..:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mohinee... :)
DeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteApplause for your haiku :)
So sweet of you Simran...thanks dear... :)
Deletethanks Rama... :)
ReplyDeletethanks... :)
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I'm sure of is: Superstition is not hope!
ReplyDeleteTell Me, Sister Crow
agreed... :)
DeleteAnxiousness I think, less of superstition, Cynosure! Anxiosness in anticipation! Great verse!
ReplyDeleteHank
you got it right... ;)
Deletethanks... :)
Beautiful Haiku :)
ReplyDeleteThanku Neha... :)
Deletewow!!! wat a haiku:)
ReplyDeletethanku so much Geeta... :)
Deletefingers crossed.. have to decide..
ReplyDeleteabsolutely... :)
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