" 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, ...
Sarab, i will only say this "true.inspiring.healing".
ReplyDeletethank you so much for this. so very true. actually, i wrote a "loong" poem way back, then i knew no Haiku. even now i could not have put the theme so sharply into the hearts. thank you.
here, i would like you to see it when you find time :
http://blackandwhiteheart.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/where-once-sky-used-to-be/
regards,
jayanth.
Thanks Jayanth...I'll surely get back to your link...but right now I'm having problem with my net connection...so apologies for the delay... ;)
DeleteAwesome haiku! Very true indeed :)
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thanks Harshita... :)
DeleteDeep meaning. Loved the read. Every haiku I have read from your hand ... is great with a deep meaning. Very spiritual. Love that.
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DeleteThe best one of yours Sarab! :)
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Beautiful lines...
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thanku so much Saikat... :)
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Thanks Becca... :)
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Deletetrue words Sarab..
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