" 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, ...
Indeed..Even more mysterious is the bond that a mother has with the lil thing the minute it's in there!
ReplyDeleteDrowning in ennui - A Haiku
Strongly agree with you, Similar thoughts!
DeleteYes, the most mysterious truth of life, life itself, deep expression.
ReplyDeleteLit'l haiku ... great meaning ... loved it :)
ReplyDeleteWho can demystify the art of human life! Perhaps, you would wish to unveil our special mystique!
ReplyDeleteI like mysteries!
ReplyDeleteThe ‘Eyes’ Have It
So true - this haiku of yours. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThat is true...a great mystery indeed ~
ReplyDeleteah, yes, can be ~ lovely haiku ~thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleteYup, it's really a mystery..
ReplyDeleteYou make me wonder now ;)
Simple....but speaks a lot!...what you've set is absolutely true!...really enjoyed this haiku!
ReplyDeleteyeah a big mystery ..
ReplyDeleteI have a question they all say how man come to be and the evolution chart .. SO what happened to the rest of the apes did they one fine day sunddenly planned to STOP evolving into man.. :)
and where does man go on to
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